Forecast Details for Fort Kent, ME

Recent Locations: Section, AL South Lyon, MI Fort Kent, ME

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday: Snow and sleet before 1pm, then freezing rain and sleet between 1pm and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. High near 41. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Rain before midnight, then rain and snow likely between midnight and 1am, then snow likely after 1am. Low around 25. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Snow before 3am, then snow and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 25. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow and sleet before 11am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 43. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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