Forecast Details for Bangor, ME

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Overnight: Patchy fog before 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before noon. High near 74. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Isolated showers before 11pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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