Forecast Details for Bolton, CT

Recent Locations: Childs, MD Long Grove, IL Bolton, CT

This Afternoon: Snow, mainly before 4pm. Areas of blowing snow before 4pm. High near 30. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain before 2pm, then a chance of snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. High near 37. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of snow after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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