Forecast Details for Austin, MN

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light south wind.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

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