Forecast Details for Lastrup, MN

Recent Locations: Two Rivers, WI Addison, IL Lastrup, MN

Current Alerts for Lastrup, MN: Winter Storm Warning

Today: A chance of snow showers and sleet before 3pm, then a chance of sleet between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers and sleet after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 4am, then snow showers between 4am and 5am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet after 5am. Low around 28. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 7am. High near 35. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: A chance of snow showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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