Forecast Details for Donaldson, MN

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Today: Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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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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