Forecast Details for Prospect, CT

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Overnight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely between 2am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 57. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

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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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