Forecast Details for Lucan, MN

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Current Alerts for Lucan, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 3am, then rain and sleet between 3am and 4am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 4am. Low around 31. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 3pm. High near 34. East northeast wind around 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Freezing rain likely before 11am, then rain showers. High near 38. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain and snow showers likely before 1am, then a chance of rain showers between 1am and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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