Forecast Details for Bladensburg, MD

Recent Locations: Bladensburg, MD

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 110. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Calm wind.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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