Forecast Details for Washington, DC

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Current Alerts for Washington, DC: Winter Weather Advisory
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 2pm, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet after 4pm. High near 34. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 7pm. Low around 33. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday: Snow. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: Snow before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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