Forecast Details for Aurora, MN

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Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Snow. High near 33. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow, mainly before 1am. Low around 21. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 4am. Low around 24. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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