Forecast Details for Augusta, ME

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Today: A chance of snow showers after 1pm, mixing with rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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