Forecast Details for Vale, SD

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Current Alerts for Vale, SD: Winter Storm Watch

Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Rain before 3am, then rain and snow. Low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 20. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 7am. High near 34. Wind chill values as low as 17. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy.

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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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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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