Forecast Details for Plainview, MN

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Current Alerts for Plainview, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Rain showers and sleet before 1am, then sleet between 1am and 4am, then rain or freezing rain after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 31. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 42. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. 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 a chance of showers. Low around 36. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters 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 42. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 8 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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