Forecast Details for Orrington, ME

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Current Alerts for Orrington, ME: Dense Fog Advisory Flood Watch
Today: Rain with areas of drizzle before 10am, then rain after 10am. Areas of dense fog before 4pm. High near 45. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain. Patchy fog. Low around 37. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 8am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8am and 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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