Forecast Details for Box Elder, SD

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Today: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 13. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 15. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. High near 21. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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