Forecast Details for Milwaukee, WI

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 68. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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

Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 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 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34.

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

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

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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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