Forecast Details for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN

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Current Alerts for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, MN: Extreme Heat Warning

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 68. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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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.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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