Forecast Details for Perry, ME

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This Afternoon: Rain. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 44. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain likely before 10pm, then scattered showers between 10pm and 1am. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light west wind.

Tuesday: A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

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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