Forecast Details for Shafer, MN

Recent Locations: Shafer, MN  
Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 55. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 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.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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