Forecast Details for Acushnet, MA

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Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

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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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