Forecast Details for Slayton, MN

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Current Alerts for Slayton, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 3am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet after 4am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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: Freezing rain and sleet before 10am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 10am and 1pm, then rain likely after 1pm. High near 33. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Snow before 10am, then rain or freezing rain between 10am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. High near 37. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

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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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