Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

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Tonight: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain between noon and 5pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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