Forecast Details for Washburn, WI

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Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 53. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 42. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

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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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