Forecast Details for Vale, SD

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Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of freezing rain between 2am and 4am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. Breezy, with an east wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 8am. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 33. Wind chill values as low as 17. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values as low as 13 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with an east wind 6 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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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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