Forecast Details for Fairfield, VT

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Current Alerts for Fairfield, VT: Wind Advisory

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers before 2pm. High near 52. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light northwest wind.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Light northwest wind.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 6 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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