Forecast Details for Ellsworth, ME

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Current Alerts for Ellsworth, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Rain likely. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow and sleet likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 3am, then sleet likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with rain and sleet before 8am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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