Forecast Details for Colton, NY

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Rain, mainly after 5pm. High near 49. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Low around 39. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Rain before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and 2pm. High near 64. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 45. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West wind around 11 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

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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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