Forecast Details for Gillett, WI

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Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Light east northeast wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after 9pm. Low around 32. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 26.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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