Forecast Details for Hartford, CT

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Today: A chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers. High near 64. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 6 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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