Forecast Details for North Branch, MN

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Current Alerts for North Branch, MN: Air Quality Alert

Overnight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

Sunday: Areas of smoke before 3pm, then areas of smoke after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Areas of smoke between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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