Forecast Details for Manchester, CT

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This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday: Rain, mainly after 8am. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 55. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 9 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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