Forecast Details for Plainville, CT

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Current Alerts for Plainville, CT: Special Weather Statement Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Freezing rain, mainly before 1am. Areas of fog. Low around 29. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Wednesday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Areas of fog. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between 9am and 10am, then rain likely after 10am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain. Areas of fog before 7pm. Low around 35. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light southwest wind.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light west wind.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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