Forecast Details for Hiram, ME

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Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

Sunday: Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 2am and 5am, then a chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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