Forecast Details for Bethel, MN

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Current Alerts for Bethel, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 4am, then snow and sleet between 4am and 5am, then snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 5am. Low around 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then rain and snow between 1pm and 2pm, then rain, snow, and sleet after 2pm. High near 34. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 10am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then rain and snow showers. Low around 31. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely before 8am, then rain and snow showers likely between 8am and 3pm, then snow showers likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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