Forecast Details for Chanhassen, MN

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Current Alerts for Chanhassen, MN: Freeze Warning

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Cloudy, then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Widespread frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 15 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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