Forecast Details for Chippewa Falls, WI

Recent Locations: Meridian, MS Lester, WV Chippewa Falls, WI

Current Alerts for Chippewa Falls, WI: Ice Storm Warning

Today: Showers. High near 37. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 34. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrostratus Clouds

Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Condensation

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!

Next Topic: Contrails