Weather Alerts for Minnesota

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Current Alerts for Pengilly, MN: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

1. Winter Storm Warning for: Hennepin; Ramsey; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet

2. Winter Storm Warning for: Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore

3. Winter Storm Warning for: Washington; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue

4. Winter Storm Watch for: Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine

5. Winter Storm Watch for: Hubbard; Wadena

6. Winter Storm Watch for: Koochiching; North Itasca; South Itasca

7. Winter Storm Watch for: Lake Of The Woods; North Beltrami; North Clearwater; South Beltrami

8. Winter Storm Watch for: Norman; Clay; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Grant; Eddy; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland

9. Winter Storm Watch for: North Cass; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin

10. Winter Storm Watch for: North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; Central St. Louis

11. Winter Storm Watch for: Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore

12. Winter Storm Watch for: Traverse; Brown; Marshall; Roberts; Day

13. Winter Storm Watch for: West Polk; Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Nelson; Grand Forks; Western Walsh County

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Big Stone

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Yellow Medicine

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Hubbard; Wadena

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Koochiching; North Itasca; South Itasca

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lake Of The Woods; North Beltrami; North Clearwater; South Beltrami

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Pipestone; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Lake; Moody

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Norman; Clay; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Grant; Eddy; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: North Cass; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin

23. Winter Weather Advisory for: North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; Central St. Louis

24. Winter Weather Advisory for: Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Wright; Anoka; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele

25. Winter Weather Advisory for: Traverse; Brown; Marshall; Roberts; Day

26. Winter Weather Advisory for: Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Fillmore; Houston; Buffalo

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Drizzle

Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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