Forecast Details for Fairfax, MN

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Current Alerts for Fairfax, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Mostly cloudy early, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: Rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 3am, then rain showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 31. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 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 sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all rain after 11am. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 34. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 20 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 sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a slight chance of freezing rain and sleet between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of freezing rain before 11am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 38. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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