Forecast Details for Menomonee Falls, WI

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Current Alerts for Menomonee Falls, WI: Special Weather Statement

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 34. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

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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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