Forecast Details for Owatonna, MN

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 55. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 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.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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