Forecast Details for Bolton, CT

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Current Alerts for Bolton, CT: Blizzard Warning

Today: Snow, mainly before 4pm. Areas of blowing snow before 4pm. High near 30. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain before 2pm, then a chance of snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. High near 37. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of snow after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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