Forecast Details for Carpenter, SD

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Current Alerts for Carpenter, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain. Low around 31. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet after 4pm. High near 33. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 27. Northeast wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 9 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

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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