Forecast Details for Cataract, WI

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Today: A chance of flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A chance of flurries before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all rain after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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