Forecast Details for Kirkwood, CA

Recent Locations: Esmont, VA Kirkwood, CA Hillburn, NY

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light south wind.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday: A chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 26.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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