Forecast Details for Cumberland Gap, TN

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.

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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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