Forecast Details for Hartford, CT

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Current Alerts for Hartford, CT: Blizzard Warning

Tonight: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow after 4am. Low around 26. Windy, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Monday: Snow, mainly before 3pm. Areas of blowing snow before 1pm. High near 32. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Monday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow likely before 10am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: A chance of snow between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of rain before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Light west wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

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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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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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