Forecast Details for Plainview, MN

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Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Low around 46. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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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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