Forecast Details for Catawba, WI

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Current Alerts for Catawba, WI: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 11pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: Rain before 10pm, then rain or freezing rain between 10pm and 4am, then freezing rain after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 29. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.

Saturday: Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 7am, then rain and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 7am and 10am, then rain and snow likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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