Forecast Details for Colchester, VT

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Overnight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. High near 69. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light southwest wind.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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