Forecast Details for Viking, MN

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Current Alerts for Viking, MN: Air Quality Alert

Tonight: Areas of smoke. Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Areas of smoke before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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