Forecast Details for Mendota, MN

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Current Alerts for Mendota, MN: Winter Storm Warning

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

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 2am, then snow and sleet between 2am and 3am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain after 3am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 31. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one 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 36. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 5am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 33. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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 is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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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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