Forecast Details for West Salem, WI

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Current Alerts for West Salem, WI: Flood Warning

Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Light north wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 37. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 7 to 11 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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