Forecast Details for Boston, MA

Recent Locations: Boston, MA

Today: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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