Forecast Details for Orlando International Airport, FL

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Current Alerts for Orlando International Airport, FL: Heat Advisory

Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A slight chance of thunderstorms, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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