Forecast Details for Dorchester, WI

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Current Alerts for Dorchester, WI: Air Quality Alert

Overnight: Areas of smoke. Patchy fog before 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

Sunday: Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.

Monday: Areas of smoke before 3pm, then areas of smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Areas of smoke before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 6 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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