Forecast Details for Merrifield, MN

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Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow showers and freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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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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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