Forecast Details for Plainview, MN

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a steady temperature around 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 10pm and 4am, then rain showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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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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