Forecast Details for Racine, MN

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Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 73. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 17 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 17 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind around 16 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 11 to 15 mph.

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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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