Forecast Details for Waconia, MN

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Current Alerts for Waconia, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A slight chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow. Low around 30. 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 a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then rain between noon and 4pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet after 4pm. High near 35. East northeast wind 10 to 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 sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A chance of freezing rain before 10am, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before 3am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 31. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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