Forecast Details for Colchester, VT

Recent Locations: Colchester, VT

Today: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 43. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and sleet before 11am, then a slight chance of rain between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain, snow, and sleet before noon, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 37. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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