Forecast Details for Brainerd, MN

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Current Alerts for Brainerd, MN: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Snow likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 34. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow showers and sleet between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers, snow showers, and sleet after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain before 10pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10pm and 4am, then snow showers after 4am. Low around 29. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 36. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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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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