Forecast Details for Cataract, WI

Recent Locations: Cold Spring, MN Starbuck, MN Cataract, WI

Today: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 41. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 33. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 7 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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