Forecast Details for Excel, AL

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 67. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

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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