Forecast Details for Lac du Flambeau, WI

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Current Alerts for Lac du Flambeau, WI: Winter Storm Watch

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. East wind around 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow before 1am, then snow and sleet. Low around 26. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then rain or freezing rain between 1pm and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 36. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain or freezing rain likely before 1am, then a slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow and sleet after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A slight chance of sleet before 7am, then a chance of rain, snow, and sleet after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 1am, then rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Rain, snow, and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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