Forecast Details for Dakota, MN

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Current Alerts for Dakota, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain showers before 2am, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 2am and 3am, then rain showers after 3am. Low around 33. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 49. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 39. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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