Forecast Details for Rochdale, MA

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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