Forecast Details for Hopkins, MN

Recent Locations: Vincent, IA Kennard, NE Hopkins, MN

Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 2am, then a chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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