Forecast Details for Pensacola, FL

Recent Locations: Pensacola, FL

This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 89. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 10pm. Low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 87. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 89. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 90. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

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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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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