Forecast Details for Le Center, MN

Recent Locations: Cerrillos, NM Mabelvale, AR Le Center, MN

Current Alerts for Le Center, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Snow, mainly before 3pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 21. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Sunny, with a high near 44. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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