Forecast Details for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

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Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers after 3am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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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