Forecast Details for Plainview, MN

Recent Locations: Watson, AL Wesson, MS Plainview, MN

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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