Forecast Details for Fairhope, AL

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Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight.

Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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