Forecast Details for Detroit Lakes, MN

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Current Alerts for Detroit Lakes, MN: Special Weather Statement

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 6 to 14 mph.

Sunday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 43. East wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 51. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain likely before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north in the evening.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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