Forecast Details for Bolton, CT

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain and snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm. High near 38. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 9 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. North wind around 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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