Forecast Details for Caratunk, ME

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Current Alerts for Caratunk, ME: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Snow and sleet before 3am, then sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 31. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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: Freezing rain and sleet before 9am, then rain. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 52. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain showers and sleet between 11pm and 2am, then rain showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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