Forecast Details for Fort Kent, ME

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Current Alerts for Fort Kent, ME: Winter Storm Warning Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Snow. Patchy fog. Low around 27. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday: Snow and sleet before 1pm, then freezing rain and sleet between 1pm and 3pm, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 3pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 36. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Rain and snow before 2am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Low around 26. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Snow likely before 3am, then snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 26. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between noon and 3pm, then rain likely after 3pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 41. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 35.

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

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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