Forecast Details for North Branch, MN

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Current Alerts for North Branch, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 4am, then snow and sleet between 4am and 5am, then snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 5am. Low around 30. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then rain and snow between 1pm and 3pm, then rain, snow, and sleet after 3pm. High near 34. East northeast wind around 15 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 less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 8am and 10am, then rain showers likely after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 2am, then rain and snow showers. Low around 31. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 4pm. High near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

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

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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