Forecast Details for Windsor, CT

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Tonight: Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 40. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly after 9am. High near 66. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 7 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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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