Forecast Details for Oxon Hill, MD

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Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 8 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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