Forecast Details for Mattapan, MA

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Today: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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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.

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They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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