Forecast Details for Cosmos, MN

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Current Alerts for Cosmos, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 3am, then snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet. Low around 30. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain showers after 5pm. High near 33. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of snow showers and freezing rain before noon, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between noon and 1pm, then rain showers after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 37. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers before midnight, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers between midnight and 2am, then snow showers likely after 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 30. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of snow showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts 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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