Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

Recent Locations: Minneapolis, MN

This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 58. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 50. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Low around 46. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts 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 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 15 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 73. Breezy, with a south southeast 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%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. 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.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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