Forecast Details for Granite Falls, MN

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Current Alerts for Granite Falls, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow, mainly before 2pm. High near 20. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 3. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 7pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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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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