Forecast Details for Farmington, MN

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Current Alerts for Farmington, MN: Winter Storm Warning

Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain, freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 4am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before 11am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11am and noon, then rain after noon. High near 35. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 32. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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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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