Forecast Details for Athol, MA

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Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 2am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter 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 72. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

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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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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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