Forecast Details for Chanhassen, MN

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Current Alerts for Chanhassen, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow. Low around 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after noon. High near 35. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 4am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

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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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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