Forecast Details for Dayton, MN

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Current Alerts for Dayton, MN: Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Rain showers and snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 4am, then snow showers and sleet between 4am and 5am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain after 5am. Low around 31. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 3pm and 4pm, then rain showers after 4pm. High near 37. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then a chance of sleet between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Friday: A chance of freezing rain before 10am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers before midnight, then rain and snow showers. Low around 32. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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