Forecast Details for Catawba, WI

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Current Alerts for Catawba, WI: Ice Storm Warning

Tonight: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all freezing rain after 1am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 4pm, then a chance of snow between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. High near 38. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 7pm and 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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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