Forecast Details for Circle Pines, MN

Recent Locations: Milford, IA Harrison, NE Circle Pines, MN

Current Alerts for Circle Pines, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain showers and snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 4am, then snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 31. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 3pm and 4pm, then rain showers after 4pm. High near 37. East 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 sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then a chance of sleet between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 4am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 33. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely before 11am, then rain showers likely between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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