Forecast Details for Saint Francis, MN

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This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 50. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph 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 chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 54. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 45. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest 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.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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