Forecast Details for Tonawanda, NY

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Today: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain showers likely, possibly mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 11am, then a chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 10pm and 11pm, then snow showers after 11pm. Low around 25. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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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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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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