Forecast Details for Benson, MN

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Current Alerts for Benson, MN: Special Weather Statement

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 48. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 56. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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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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