Forecast Details for Madison, WI

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Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 4am. Low around 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow before 9am, then scattered flurries between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

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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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Next Topic: Condensation

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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