Forecast Details for Scenic, SD

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Current Alerts for Scenic, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain showers before 4am, then freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 30. Wind chill values as low as 20. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 26 mph becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain likely before noon, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between noon and 5pm, then snow after 5pm. High near 36. Wind chill values as low as 20. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Wind chill values as low as 14 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 7 to 17 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9am and noon, then a slight chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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