Forecast Details for Darfur, MN

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Current Alerts for Darfur, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A slight chance of rain and snow between noon and 1pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 4am, then rain or freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then freezing rain after 5am. Low around 31. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 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. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 35. East northeast wind around 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 9am, then a chance of freezing rain between 9am and 11am, then rain showers after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 4am, then a chance of freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 29. North northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 7am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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