Forecast Details for Lafayette, MN

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This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 51. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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