Weather Alerts for Minnesota

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Current Alerts for Clarkfield, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

1. Winter Storm Warning for: Hennepin; Ramsey; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet

2. Winter Storm Warning for: Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore

3. Winter Storm Warning for: Washington; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue

4. Winter Storm Watch for: Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine

5. Winter Storm Watch for: Hubbard; Wadena

6. Winter Storm Watch for: Koochiching; North Itasca; South Itasca

7. Winter Storm Watch for: Lake Of The Woods; North Beltrami; North Clearwater; South Beltrami

8. Winter Storm Watch for: Norman; Clay; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Grant; Eddy; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland

9. Winter Storm Watch for: North Cass; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin

10. Winter Storm Watch for: North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; Central St. Louis

11. Winter Storm Watch for: Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore

12. Winter Storm Watch for: West Polk; Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Nelson; Grand Forks; Western Walsh County

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Yellow Medicine

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Hubbard; Wadena

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Koochiching; North Itasca; South Itasca

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lake Of The Woods; North Beltrami; North Clearwater; South Beltrami

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Pipestone; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Lake; Moody

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Norman; Clay; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Grant; Eddy; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: North Cass; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; Central St. Louis

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Wright; Anoka; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele

23. Winter Weather Advisory for: Traverse; Big Stone; Brown; Marshall; Roberts; Day

24. Winter Weather Advisory for: Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Fillmore; Houston; Buffalo

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

Next Topic: Contrails