Forecast Details for Cosmos, MN

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Current Alerts for Cosmos, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then snow and sleet between 4pm and 5pm, then snow after 5pm. High near 34. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of snow and sleet before 7pm, then a chance of snow between 7pm and 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 2pm, then rain and snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2pm and 3pm, then rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 34. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 29. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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