Forecast Details for Schenectady, NY

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This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 11 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 55. South wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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