Forecast Details for Madison, AL

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Current Alerts for Madison, AL: Hydrologic Outlook

This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Tuesday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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