Forecast Details for Schofield, WI

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Current Alerts for Schofield, WI: Ice Storm Warning

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of snow and sleet before 3am, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 3am and 4am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 28. East wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. East wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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