Forecast Details for Wells, MN

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This Afternoon: Showers, mainly before 4pm. High near 37. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 42. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then rain, mainly between 11pm and 1am. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of snow between 9am and 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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