Forecast Details for Belfast, ME

Recent Locations: Belfast, ME

Today: Showers, mainly after noon. High near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Scattered showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Thursday Night: Scattered showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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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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