Forecast Details for Prairie du Chien, WI

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Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am. Low around 50. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 16 mph.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 50. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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