Forecast Details for Alpine, TN

Recent Locations: Clancy, MT Spring Park, MN Alpine, TN

Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 48. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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