Forecast Details for Cambridge, MA

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Overnight: Rain before 3am, then rain and sleet between 3am and 5am, then rain, snow, and sleet after 5am. Low around 34. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with rain before noon, then a chance of snow showers. High near 36. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday Night: Scattered rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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