Forecast Details for Shakopee, MN

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Current Alerts for Shakopee, MN: Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 2am, then snow showers and sleet between 2am and 3am, then sleet after 3am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 31. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then rain showers after 10am. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 4am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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