Forecast Details for Big Lake, MN

Recent Locations: Big Lake, MN  
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Low around 57. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 10 to 15 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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