Forecast Details for Sterling, CT

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Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 8 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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