Forecast Details for Quantico, MD

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

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

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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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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