Forecast Details for Chester, MA

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers between 10am and 11am, then a chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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