Forecast Details for Stamford, CT

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Current Alerts for Stamford, CT: Air Quality Alert Heat Advisory

Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. South wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

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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