Forecast Details for Astoria, NY

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Current Alerts for Astoria, NY: Air Quality Alert

Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 9 to 11 mph.

Saturday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 73. South wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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