Forecast Details for Dracut, MA

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Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before noon. High near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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