Forecast Details for Lester Prairie, MN

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Current Alerts for Lester Prairie, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then rain between noon and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. High near 35. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 8pm and 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A chance of freezing rain before 11am, then rain. Some thunder is also possible. High near 39. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain before 4am, then rain and snow likely. Low around 31. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west northwest 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 Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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