Forecast Details for Bethel, MN

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Current Alerts for Bethel, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Snow showers before 4am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 4am and 5am, then snow showers after 5am. Low around 29. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then rain showers and sleet between 3pm and 5pm, then rain showers, snow showers, and sleet after 5pm. High near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow showers and sleet before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9pm and 10pm. Low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 3pm. High near 39. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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