Forecast Details for Delano, MN

Recent Locations: Delano, MN

Current Alerts for Delano, MN: Flood Warning

Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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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.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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!

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