Forecast Details for Blandford, MA

Recent Locations: Blandford, MA

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 46. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind around 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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