Forecast Details for Alexandria, VA

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Overnight: A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Rain before 3pm, then rain and snow. High near 39. Light east wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 9pm. Low around 33. North wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday: Snow likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

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

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

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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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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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