Forecast Details for Sanford, FL

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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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