Forecast Details for Pittsfield, MA

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Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly between 4am and 5am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

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

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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