Forecast Details for Madison, WI

Recent Locations: Madison, WI  
Today: A chance of flurries before noon, then a chance of snow, mainly between noon and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Snow and freezing rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Snow. High near 28. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus Clouds Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus Clouds Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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