Forecast Details for Maple Plain, MN

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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