Forecast Details for Austin, MN

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 24 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 3 to 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 16 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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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