Forecast Details for Florence, WI

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Current Alerts for Florence, WI: Winter Storm Warning Winter Storm Watch

Overnight: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday: Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 2pm, then freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 35. East wind 11 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 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely before midnight, then a chance of freezing rain between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 27. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Rain or freezing rain likely, becoming all rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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