Forecast Details for Charleston, SC

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of showers. Areas of fog. Low around 54. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers before 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

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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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