Forecast Details for Fairmont, MN

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Rain, mainly after 7pm. Low around 34. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 37. East northeast wind around 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 43. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of freezing rain before 8am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

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