Forecast Details for Colchester, VT

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Overnight: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 8 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 46. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Showers. High near 60. South wind 14 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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