Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 56. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 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. Low around 52. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 58. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 47. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Altocumulus Clouds Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds

Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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