Forecast Details for Mauston, WI

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Current Alerts for Mauston, WI: Flood Warning

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Scattered snow showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Isolated snow showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 1am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then a chance of rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 8 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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