Forecast Details for Braintree, MA

Recent Locations: Braintree, MA

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 14 to 18 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind 7 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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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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