Forecast Details for Cushing, MN

Recent Locations: Street, MD Forest, LA Cushing, MN

Current Alerts for Cushing, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A slight chance of snow showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then snow showers. Low around 28. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow showers and sleet before 1pm, then snow showers between 1pm and 2pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet after 2pm. High near 33. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of sleet before 9am, then snow showers likely between 9am and 3pm, then rain and snow showers likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain and snow showers before 10pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10pm and 2am, then snow showers after 2am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 36. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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