Forecast Details for Erhard, MN

Recent Locations: Overland Park, KS Far Rockaway, NY Erhard, MN

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 58. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 75. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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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