Forecast Details for Columbia, CT

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Today: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely. Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Patchy fog between 9am and noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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