Forecast Details for Hixton, WI

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Current Alerts for Hixton, WI: Ice Storm Warning

Tonight: A chance of rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 1am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 1am and 3am, then freezing rain after 3am. Low around 29. 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 snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 44. 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 0.3 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 29. Northeast wind 7 to 9 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 50. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east 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 34. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 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 57. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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