Forecast Details for Russell, MA

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Tonight: Areas of blowing snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain after 2pm. High near 39. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Light southwest wind.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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