Forecast Details for Cosmos, MN

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Current Alerts for Cosmos, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 35. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before 4am, then snow showers likely, possibly mixed with sleet. Low around 29. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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