Forecast Details for Athol, MA

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This Afternoon: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 2am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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