Forecast Details for Detroit Lakes, MN

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Today: A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by noon. Blustery, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 8. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 9 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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