Forecast Details for Cedar Key, FL

Recent Locations: Encinitas, CA Beaver, AR Cedar Key, FL

Tonight: A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers. High near 69. Windy, with a northeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Windy, with a northeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Windy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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