Forecast Details for Mentor, MN

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Current Alerts for Mentor, MN: Winter Storm Watch

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow, mainly after 10am. High near 33. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. High near 33. North wind 11 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 8 to 16 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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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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