Forecast Details for North Adams, MA

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Overnight: A slight chance of freezing rain after 4am, mixing with snow after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Washington's Birthday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

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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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