Forecast Details for Dayton, MN

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Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. East wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Rain and thunderstorms before 5am, then a chance of rain. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Rain and snow likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain after noon, mixing with snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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