Forecast Details for New Britain, CT

Recent Locations: Phillips, ME Correll, MN New Britain, CT

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 2am, then patchy drizzle after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely. High near 55. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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