Forecast Details for Lincoln, RI

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Washington's Birthday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light and variable wind.

Tuesday: Patchy flurries and freezing rain before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 10am, then rain likely between 10am and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. High near 39. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9pm. Low around 29. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind.

Friday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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