Forecast Details for Rice, MN

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Today: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to near 48 by 9pm, then rising to around 56 during the remainder of the night. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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