Forecast Details for Austin, MN

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This Afternoon: A chance of rain and snow showers before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 13 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 10 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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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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