Forecast Details for Wikieup, AZ

Recent Locations: Brunswick, NC Pittsboro, IN Wikieup, AZ

Current Alerts for Wikieup, AZ: Extreme Heat Warning

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 109. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 83. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 108. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 83. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 104. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 96. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 97.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 101.

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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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