Forecast Details for Stanley, VA

Recent Locations: Cascade, MT Harrison, ID Stanley, VA

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

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

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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