Forecast Details for Washburn, ME

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Current Alerts for Washburn, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: A chance of snow and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow and sleet before 7am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light north wind.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Light east wind.

Thursday Night: Snow likely before 4am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet. Low around 27. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 1pm and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. High near 37. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Low around 29. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow before 11pm, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

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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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