Forecast Details for Balaton, MN

Recent Locations: Fort Wingate, NM Newton Center, MA Balaton, MN

This Afternoon: A slight chance of snow after 4pm, mixing with rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then snow. Low around 26. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 38. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 27.

Saturday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Blustery.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

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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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