Forecast Details for Benedict, MN

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Current Alerts for Benedict, MN: Air Quality Alert

Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Areas of smoke between noon and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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