Forecast Details for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. East northeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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