Forecast Details for Merrifield, MN

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Current Alerts for Merrifield, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Snow showers before 1pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 1pm and 4pm, then snow showers after 4pm. High near 34. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow showers likely before midnight, then snow likely between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of snow and sleet between 10am and 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow likely before 10pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10pm and 1am, then snow after 1am. Low around 29. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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