Forecast Details for Little Compton, RI

Recent Locations: Magna, UT Chester, MA Little Compton, RI

Today: Rain, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 42. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday: Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Patchy fog between 7pm and 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 8 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 54. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 9pm. Low around 40. West wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 11 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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