Forecast Details for Winthrop, MN

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Current Alerts for Winthrop, MN: Wind Advisory

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south southwest 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday: Showers. High near 59. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 1am. Low around 49. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind around 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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