Forecast Details for Royalton, MN

Recent Locations: Royalton, MN

Tonight: Areas of drizzle before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

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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