Forecast Details for Balaton, MN

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Current Alerts for Balaton, MN: High Wind Warning Winter Storm Watch

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 21. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around 8 inches.

Sunday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northeast wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around 6 inches.

Sunday Night: Areas of blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 9. Blustery.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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