Forecast Details for Racine, MN

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Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 10 to 14 mph.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 18 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 18 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 17 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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