Forecast Details for Kettle River, MN

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Current Alerts for Kettle River, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow before 1pm, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet. High near 33. 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 less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10pm, then snow and sleet likely between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 10pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 27. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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