Forecast Details for Eliot, ME

Recent Locations: Seagraves, TX Saxton, PA Eliot, ME

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers, possibly mixing with rain after 2pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

Wednesday: A chance of snow before 11am, then rain and snow likely between 11am and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Friday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

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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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