Forecast Details for Virginia Beach, VA

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Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 100. West wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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