Forecast Details for Mountain Lake, MN

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Current Alerts for Mountain Lake, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 11am, then a slight chance of snow between 11am and 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain before 4am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet. Low around 31. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 9am. High near 35. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Snow likely before 10am, then rain. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain likely before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 29. North northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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