Forecast Details for Canton, ME

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow and sleet before 2am, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet. Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Rain or freezing rain likely, becoming all rain after 9am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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