Forecast Details for Detroit Lakes, MN

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Current Alerts for Detroit Lakes, MN: Air Quality Alert

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 76. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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