Forecast Details for Rice Lake, WI

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Current Alerts for Rice Lake, WI: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: Rain and snow showers before 3am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers. Low around 31. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers, freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers before 2pm, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 2pm and 4pm, then rain showers after 4pm. High near 37. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Showers before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Low around 33. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain showers likely before 2pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 2pm and 4pm, then snow showers likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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