Forecast Details for Delano, MN

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Today: Rain and snow likely before 1pm, then snow. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Temperature falling to around 33 by noon. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 7pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

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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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