Forecast Details for Ripon, WI

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Current Alerts for Ripon, WI: Dense Fog Advisory

Today: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Widespread fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Friday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 42. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

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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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