Forecast Details for Bena, MN

Recent Locations: Bena, MN

Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. South wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 53. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 43. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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