Forecast Details for Lake Tomahawk, WI

Recent Locations: Saybrook, IL Pershing, IN Lake Tomahawk, WI

Current Alerts for Lake Tomahawk, WI: Winter Storm Warning

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Snow and sleet likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 10am, then freezing rain and sleet between 10am and 4pm, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet after 4pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 36. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 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 around an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 7pm, then rain between 7pm and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Low around 29. East wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a slight chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then rain or freezing rain likely between 10pm and 1am, then freezing rain after 1am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Rain or freezing rain likely before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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