Forecast Details for Plainview, MN

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This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 10pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of sprinkles between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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