Forecast Details for Ottawa, OH

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Today: Showers. High near 48. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 76. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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