Forecast Details for Cataract, WI

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Current Alerts for Cataract, WI: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain showers and sleet before 3am, then rain or freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain after 4am. Low around 30. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 10am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 35. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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