Forecast Details for Knife River, MN

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Current Alerts for Knife River, MN: Winter Storm Warning Winter Storm Watch
Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Snow showers before 3pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow showers and sleet before 10pm, then snow showers between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of snow showers and freezing rain after 4am. Low around 27. Blustery, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: A chance of freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of snow showers and sleet between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Snow showers and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 1am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 36. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 10 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 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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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.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

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