Forecast Details for Menomonee Falls, WI

Recent Locations: Menomonee Falls, WI

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 15 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Thursday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to around 61 by 4am. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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