Forecast Details for Orono, ME

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Current Alerts for Orono, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Rain. Patchy fog. Low around 32. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain before 7am. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow and sleet likely before 4am, then rain, snow, and sleet likely between 4am and 5am, then snow and sleet after 5am. Low around 31. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Sleet, possibly mixed with rain and snow before 7am, then rain and snow likely between 7am and 8am, then rain likely after 8am. High near 44. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

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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