Forecast Details for Bird Island, MN

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 15. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Sunday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 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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