Forecast Details for Fairfield, ME

Recent Locations: Phillips, ME Floriston, CA Fairfield, ME

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow and sleet likely before 5am, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Rain or freezing rain likely, becoming all rain after 8am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers between 9pm and 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

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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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