Forecast Details for Viking, MN

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Current Alerts for Viking, MN: Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon: Snow likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 26 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 11 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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