Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

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Current Alerts for Minneapolis, MN: Extreme Heat Warning

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 82. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 108. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 65. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 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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