Forecast Details for Abbotsford, WI

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Current Alerts for Abbotsford, WI: Winter Storm Warning

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Snow showers and sleet before 3am, then sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before noon, then rain or freezing rain between noon and 1pm, then rain showers after 1pm. High near 40. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 4am, then rain or freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Saturday: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all rain after 7am. High near 40. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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