Forecast Details for Benson, MN

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy freezing fog before 7am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Low around 43. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then rain between 10am and 4pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 53. Southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 50. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 55. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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