Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

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This Afternoon: Showers. High near 36. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then rain, mainly after 11pm. Low around 34. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely before 10am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. 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 39. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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