Forecast Details for Silver Lake, WI

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Current Alerts for Silver Lake, WI: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then rain or freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain after 4am. Low around 31. East northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Freezing rain before 7am, then rain or freezing rain between 7am and 9am, then rain after 9am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 52. East wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain likely between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

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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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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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