Forecast Details for Shakopee, MN

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Current Alerts for Shakopee, MN: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: Rain showers and snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 3am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 3am and 4am, then snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet after 4am. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then rain showers after 10am. High near 38. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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

Friday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and 10am, then rain showers after 10am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 44. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 5am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 34. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely before 8am, then a chance of rain showers between 8am and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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