Forecast Details for Dodge Center, MN

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Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 56. Windy, with a southeast wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Temperature falling to near 52 by 9pm, then rising to around 59 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with a southeast wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 49. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 46. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 16 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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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