Forecast Details for Richfield, WI

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, mainly between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow before 1am, then rain and snow likely between 1am and 4am, then rain, snow, and freezing rain likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 10am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 4am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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