Forecast Details for Plainview, MN

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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

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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Next Topic: Condensation

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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