Forecast Details for Forest Junction, WI

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Current Alerts for Forest Junction, WI: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 4am and 5am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow after 5am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 32. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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 or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 7am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 53. East wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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