Forecast Details for Fairfield, VT

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Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Light south wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 8am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. High near 63. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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