Forecast Details for Birchwood, WI

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Current Alerts for Birchwood, WI: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Snow showers before 4am, then snow showers and sleet. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers before 1pm, then sleet between 1pm and 2pm, then rain showers and sleet after 2pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 37. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain showers and sleet likely before 11pm, then freezing rain and sleet likely between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Showers before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 31. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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