Forecast Details for Braintree, MA

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This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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