Forecast Details for Springfield, ME

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Current Alerts for Springfield, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Rain or freezing rain likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 7am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow before 1am, then snow and sleet likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Freezing rain and sleet before 11am, then rain. High near 41. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain and sleet likely before 8am, then rain. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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