Forecast Details for Manchester, CT

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This Afternoon: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A chance of showers before 7pm, then rain, mainly after 7pm. Low around 40. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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