Forecast Details for Merrifield, MN

Recent Locations: Spring Brook, NY Mitchell, SD Merrifield, MN

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 6. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow showers and freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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