Forecast Details for Chester Gap, VA

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This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 11pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 65. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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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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