Forecast Details for Colchester, VT

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Today: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 6 mph.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light and variable wind.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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