Forecast Details for Clayton, WI

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Current Alerts for Clayton, WI: Winter Storm Watch

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 3am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 30. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Freezing rain and sleet before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10am and noon, then rain after noon. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 38. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before noon, then rain and snow showers likely between noon and 3pm, then rain showers likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before 11pm, then rain and snow showers between 11pm and 1am, then rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain after 1am. Low around 30. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Snow showers and freezing rain likely, becoming all snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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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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