Forecast Details for Mound, MN

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Today: Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 4pm, then rain and snow. High near 35. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 9pm. Low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 39. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 32. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely before 8am, then rain and snow likely between 8am and 9am, then snow likely after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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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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