Forecast Details for Worcester, MA

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Today: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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