Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

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Current Alerts for Minneapolis, MN: Frost Advisory

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.

Wednesday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 59. Windy, with an east southeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. Windy, with an east southeast wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

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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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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