Forecast Details for Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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Current Alerts for Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Ice Storm Warning

Today: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after noon. High near 40. East wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 7pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 4am, then rain after 4am. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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