Forecast Details for Watkins, MN

Recent Locations: Triangle, VA State Park, SC Watkins, MN

Current Alerts for Watkins, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 1am, then snow showers between 1am and 3am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet after 3am. Low around 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with rain showers between 4pm and 5pm, then snow showers and sleet likely after 5pm. High near 33. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet likely before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 1pm, then rain showers likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers between 10pm and 2am, then snow showers after 2am. Low around 30. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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