Forecast Details for Hartford, CT

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Current Alerts for Hartford, CT: Special Weather Statement

Overnight: A chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm. High near 39. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Light south wind.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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