Forecast Details for Paynesville, MN

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Widespread dense fog, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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