Forecast Details for Cologne, MN

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Tonight: A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday: A chance of flurries before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 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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