Forecast Details for Chicopee, MA

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Tonight: A chance of showers before 7pm, then rain, mainly after 7pm. Low around 39. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 42. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Showers. High near 66. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 11 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind around 8 mph.

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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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