Forecast Details for Mound, MN

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am, mixing with snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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