Forecast Details for Cottage Grove, MN

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Current Alerts for Cottage Grove, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet likely before midnight, then sleet between midnight and 4am, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 10am. High near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 34. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then rain and snow showers likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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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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