Forecast Details for Colchester, VT

Recent Locations: Harrisburg, AR Colchester, VT

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Washington's Birthday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind 8 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 7 to 9 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers, mixing with rain after 9am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

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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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