Forecast Details for Cambridge, MA

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Current Alerts for Cambridge, MA: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 22. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 29. Light north wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -14. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light northwest wind.

Wednesday: A chance of snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

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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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