Forecast Details for Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Recent Locations: Marathon, WI Kentfield, CA Wisconsin Rapids, WI

This Afternoon: Rain, mainly before 5pm. High near 35. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 7pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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 Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

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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