Forecast Details for Accomac, VA

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Current Alerts for Accomac, VA: Winter Storm Watch

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain before 4pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. High near 45. Northeast wind 6 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1am. Low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday: Snow likely before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain likely before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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