Forecast Details for Champlin, MN

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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