Forecast Details for Coventry, RI

Recent Locations: Lane, OK Yoder, CO Coventry, RI

This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely before 7pm, then rain, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 38. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog between 7am and 2pm. High near 40. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain, mainly between 2am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 10 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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