Forecast Details for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

Recent Locations: Conneaut, OH Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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