Forecast Details for Cosmos, MN

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Current Alerts for Cosmos, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Rain, snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 4pm, then snow and sleet between 4pm and 5pm, then snow after 5pm. High near 34. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of snow and sleet before 7pm, then a chance of snow between 7pm and 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 2pm, then rain and snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2pm and 3pm, then rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 34. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 29. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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