Forecast Details for Karlstad, MN

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Overnight: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

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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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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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