Forecast Details for Winter, WI

Recent Locations: Bay Shore, NY Loomis, CA Winter, WI

Today: A slight chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Patchy frost. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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