Forecast Details for Stafford Springs, CT

Recent Locations: Stafford Springs, CT New Market, AL Cresbard, SD

Current Alerts for Stafford Springs, CT: Winter Storm Watch

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers between 9pm and 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: Snow, mainly after 8pm. Low around 25. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Monday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow before 3am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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