Forecast Details for Ripon, WI

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Overnight: Patchy drizzle. Cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 15 mph.

Friday: Patchy showers before 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 35. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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