Forecast Details for Birchdale, MN

Recent Locations: Birchdale, MN

This Afternoon: Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered snow showers before 11pm, then scattered flurries between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Monday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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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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