Forecast Details for Mapleton, MN

Recent Locations: Alma, IL Edgecomb, ME Mapleton, MN

Current Alerts for Mapleton, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers, mainly before 4pm. High near 39. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 9am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 44. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 5am, then a chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of rain showers between 7am and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. East 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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