Forecast Details for Bolton, CT

Recent Locations: Galata, MT Delmar, DE Bolton, CT

Current Alerts for Bolton, CT: Blizzard Warning

Today: Snow, mainly before 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow before 4pm. High near 31. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain before 2pm, then a chance of snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. High near 37. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of snow after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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