Forecast Details for Patten, ME

Recent Locations: Timewell, IL Denmark, ME Patten, ME

Current Alerts for Patten, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Snow and sleet likely before 4am, then freezing rain and sleet between 4am and 5am, then snow and sleet after 5am. Low around 27. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 11am. Patchy fog between 10am and 4pm. High near 42. South wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog before 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers between 10am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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