Forecast Details for Fairhaven, MA

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Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind around 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 14 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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