Forecast Details for Woods Hole, MA

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Current Alerts for Woods Hole, MA: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: A chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 30. Blustery, with an east wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -11. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. West wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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