Forecast Details for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

Recent Locations: Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Sunday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 50. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Low around 46. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 15 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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