Forecast Details for Medford, MN

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Current Alerts for Medford, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

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

Tonight: Rain before 1am, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 1am and 2am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet after 2am. Low around 31. 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 sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain or freezing rain before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 10am and 11am, then rain after 11am. High near 37. Breezy, with an east wind 10 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 sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 44. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 32. East northeast wind 10 to 15 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 3pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

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

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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