Forecast Details for Cosmos, MN

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Current Alerts for Cosmos, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Snow before 4am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow. Low around 29. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet. High near 33. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 7pm, then a chance of snow between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 2pm, then rain and snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2pm and 3pm, then rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 34. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 29. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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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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