Forecast Details for Hartford, CT

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly between 10pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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