Forecast Details for Reading, MA

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Today: A chance of showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 57 by 5pm. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 11 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 37. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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