Forecast Details for Plympton, MA

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Today: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 36. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog between 2pm and 4pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog between 7pm and 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

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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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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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