Forecast Details for Clarissa, MN

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Current Alerts for Clarissa, MN: Air Quality Alert

Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Areas of smoke before 10am, then areas of smoke after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Areas of smoke before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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