Forecast Details for Beacon, NY

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This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Rain, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 40. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Rain and snow. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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