Forecast Details for Ironton, MN

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Current Alerts for Ironton, MN: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Snow likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 34. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 1am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 36. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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