Forecast Details for Worcester, MA

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This Afternoon: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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