Forecast Details for Sterling, CT

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Today: A chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog between 3pm and 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 60. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 10 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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