Forecast Details for Clinton, WI

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Snow showers likely before 3am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers between 8am and 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy.

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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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