Forecast Details for Lake Tomahawk, WI

Recent Locations: Addison, PA Federal Way, WA Lake Tomahawk, WI

Current Alerts for Lake Tomahawk, WI: Ice Storm Warning Winter Storm Watch

Today: Freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 3pm, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 3pm and 5pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet after 5pm. High near 34. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Freezing rain likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: Rain before 10pm, then freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 27. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Rain or freezing rain likely before 10am, then rain likely between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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