Forecast Details for Canton, ME

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Current Alerts for Canton, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog. High near 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Rain showers before 4am, then rain showers and sleet. Low around 33. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Showers. High near 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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