Forecast Details for Stafford Springs, CT

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Current Alerts for Stafford Springs, CT: Blizzard Warning

Today: Snow, mainly before 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow before 4pm. High near 31. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain and snow before 4pm, then a chance of snow between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. High near 38. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

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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