Forecast Details for Rochester, VT

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Current Alerts for Rochester, VT: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 36. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 53. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 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 showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light west wind.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Light south wind.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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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