Forecast Details for Richfield, WI

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Current Alerts for Richfield, WI: Special Weather Statement

Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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