Forecast Details for Granite Falls, MN

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Current Alerts for Granite Falls, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: Snow, mainly before 5pm. High near 19. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -1. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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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