Forecast Details for Orlando, FL

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Current Alerts for Orlando, FL: Heat Advisory

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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