Forecast Details for Waterbury, CT

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Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light south wind.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Showers. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers. Low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Friday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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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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