Forecast Details for Parkers Prairie, MN

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Current Alerts for Parkers Prairie, MN: Air Quality Alert

Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Areas of smoke after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 67. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

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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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