Forecast Details for Austin, MN

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Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 61. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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