Forecast Details for Silver Lake, WI

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Current Alerts for Silver Lake, WI: Dense Fog Advisory

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Areas of dense fog between 9am and 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light southeast wind.

Friday: A chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then rain likely. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

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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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