Forecast Details for Menomonee Falls, WI

Recent Locations: Menomonee Falls, WI

Current Alerts for Menomonee Falls, WI: Wind Advisory

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Showers. High near 60. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers likely. High near 66. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Sleet

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.

Next Topic: Snow

Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratocumulus Clouds

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.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds