Forecast Details for Colchester, VT

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Today: A slight chance of snow showers, mixing with rain after 9am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 7am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

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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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