Forecast Details for Dodge Center, MN

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Current Alerts for Dodge Center, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph.

Tonight: Rain showers and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 5am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. Low around 31. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: Showers. High near 42. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 14 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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 1am, then showers likely. Low around 33. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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