Forecast Details for Arlington, VA

Recent Locations: West Covina, CA Arlington, VA

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly between 7am and 2pm. High near 73. Southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

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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