Forecast Details for Minneapolis, MN

Recent Locations: Minneapolis, MN  
Overnight: Cloudy, with a low around 18. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 4am, then a chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then a chance of freezing rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 5 mph.
Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 37. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus Clouds 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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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Contrails Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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