Forecast Details for Birchwood, WI

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Today: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 2am, then a slight chance of snow between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 11. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 4am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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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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