Forecast Details for Wells, MN

Recent Locations: Bridgeview, IL Lyons, SD Wells, MN

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 39. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 31. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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