Forecast Details for Detroit Lakes, MN

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 22 by 5am. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 25 by 9am, then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 24 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 21 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 8. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

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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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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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