Forecast Details for Orange, MA

Recent Locations: Orange, MA

Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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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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