Forecast Details for Bridgeport, CT

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Current Alerts for Bridgeport, CT: Extreme Cold Warning Wind Advisory

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Light northwest wind.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 34.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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Next Topic: Drizzle

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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