Forecast Details for Merrifield, MN

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Current Alerts for Merrifield, MN: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Snow. High near 34. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow and sleet after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet, becoming all snow after 10pm. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 37. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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