Forecast Details for Plainview, MN

Recent Locations: Queen City, MO Bennett, IA Plainview, MN

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am. Low around 45. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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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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