Forecast Details for Winter, WI

Recent Locations: Dimock, PA Block Island, RI Winter, WI

Today: Sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Snow likely after 1am, mixing with freezing rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with rain before 7am, then rain. High near 54. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 58. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 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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