Forecast Details for Chippewa Falls, WI

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Current Alerts for Chippewa Falls, WI: Winter Storm Warning

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 3am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 11am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11am and noon, then rain after noon. High near 36. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 35. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

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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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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