Forecast Details for Stafford Springs, CT

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Current Alerts for Stafford Springs, CT: Winter Storm Warning

Today: Cloudy, with a high near 35. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Snow, mainly after 9pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow after 2am. Low around 25. Windy, with a northeast wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Monday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow before 1pm. High near 31. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Monday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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