Forecast Details for Wheeler, WI

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Current Alerts for Wheeler, WI: Winter Storm Warning

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 30. East 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 snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between noon and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. High near 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 34. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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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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