Forecast Details for Sunset, SC

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Overnight: Rain with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Low around 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain with areas of drizzle before 11am, then areas of drizzle with a chance of rain between 11am and noon, then showers likely after noon. Patchy fog. High near 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Low around 51. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 61. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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