Forecast Details for Mapleton, MN

Recent Locations: Addison, PA Bridgeville, DE Mapleton, MN

Current Alerts for Mapleton, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 38. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 9am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 44. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of snow showers between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

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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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