Forecast Details for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

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Current Alerts for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 3am, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 33. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 7am. High near 38. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers between 1pm and 2pm, then rain showers likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers. Low around 31. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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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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