Forecast Details for Faulkner, MD

Recent Locations: Lebanon, PA Commack, NY Faulkner, MD

This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Rain, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am, then patchy fog after 3pm. High near 49. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Patchy fog. Low around 43. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 58. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Rain likely before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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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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