Forecast Details for Montpelier, VT

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

Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers and sleet between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers and sleet before 7pm, then rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers before 2pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 56. South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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