Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

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Current Alerts for Minneapolis, MN: Winter Storm Warning

Overnight: Freezing rain and sleet likely, possibly mixed with snow. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then rain between 4pm and 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow after 5pm. High near 38. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 7pm, then gradually ending. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 34. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely before 10am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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