Forecast Details for Burlington, MA

Recent Locations: Burlington, MA

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. 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 50. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 10 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 6 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 7 to 9 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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