Forecast Details for Arco, MN

Recent Locations: Arco, MN

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. High near 56. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 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.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 49. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 52. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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