Forecast Details for Orland, ME

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Current Alerts for Orland, ME: Flood Watch High Wind Warning
Wind Advisory

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Monday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog after 10am. High near 52. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then rain between 11pm and 2am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Patchy fog. Low around 45. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Rain and snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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