Forecast Details for Bel Alton, MD

Recent Locations: Columbia, MD Bluff City, AR Bel Alton, MD

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Isolated showers before 3pm, then areas of drizzle after 3pm. Patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Areas of drizzle and fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.

Thursday: A chance of drizzle before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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