Forecast Details for Old Fort, NC

Recent Locations: Old Fort, NC

Today: A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Showers. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Showers before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then showers after 2am. Low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 74. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then showers likely. Low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers. High near 79. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 86.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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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