Forecast Details for Danforth, ME

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Current Alerts for Danforth, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Sleet likely between midnight and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet. Low around 29. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Freezing rain and sleet before 9am, then rain or freezing rain between 9am and 10am, then rain after 10am. High near 44. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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