Forecast Details for Bloomington, WI

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Current Alerts for Bloomington, WI: Flood Warning

Today: A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a chance of sprinkles between noon and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Widespread frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 51. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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