Forecast Details for Clarissa, MN

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Current Alerts for Clarissa, MN: Air Quality Alert

Tonight: Areas of smoke before 8pm, then areas of smoke after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Areas of smoke before 3pm, then areas of smoke after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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