Forecast Details for Franklin, WI

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Tonight: A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 33. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. High near 65. East wind around 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Low around 42. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 40. Northeast wind around 10 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 before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

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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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