Forecast Details for Midland, TX

Recent Locations: Fountain Valley, CA Norway, MI Midland, TX

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 10 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

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

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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