Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

Recent Locations: Central City, NE Montara, CA Minneapolis, MN

Current Alerts for Minneapolis, MN: Air Quality Alert

Today: Areas of smoke between 10am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Areas of smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

Next Topic: Evaporation