Forecast Details for Brighton, MA

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Overnight: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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