Forecast Details for Litchfield, MN

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Current Alerts for Litchfield, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain and snow showers before 2am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 2am and 4am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet after 4am. Low around 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then rain showers, snow showers, and sleet between 3pm and 5pm, then snow showers and sleet likely after 5pm. High near 34. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between 11am and noon, then rain showers after noon. High near 38. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 30. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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