Forecast Details for Alden, NY

Recent Locations: Alden, NY

Overnight: Showers, mainly before 3am. Low around 49. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 54. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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