Forecast Details for Hampton, MN

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Current Alerts for Hampton, MN: Winter Storm Warning

Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 2am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 10am and noon, then rain after noon. High near 35. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 10am, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 32. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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