Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

Recent Locations: Minneapolis, MN  
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus Clouds Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus Clouds Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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