Forecast Details for Springfield, MA

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Overnight: Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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