Forecast Details for Plainville, CT

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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