Forecast Details for Rollingstone, MN

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light east wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 56. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. High near 69. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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 48. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a north wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 7 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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