Forecast Details for Viking, MN

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Current Alerts for Viking, MN: Air Quality Alert

Today: Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 3am and 5am. Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 9 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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