Forecast Details for Lafayette, MN

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Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: Showers. High near 58. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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