Forecast Details for Strathcona, MN

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Current Alerts for Strathcona, MN: Air Quality Alert

This Afternoon: Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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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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