Forecast Details for Fairfield, VT

Recent Locations: Clark Fork, ID Gerlaw, IL Fairfield, VT

This Afternoon: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 9 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 42. South wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers. High near 48. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. West wind around 6 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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