Forecast Details for Ada, MN

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Current Alerts for Ada, MN: Special Weather Statement

This Afternoon: Rain likely after 3pm, mixing with snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 38. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 23 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 15 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 25 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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