Forecast Details for Wakpala, SD

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Current Alerts for Wakpala, SD: Winter Storm Watch

Today: A slight chance of snow before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of freezing rain before 2am, then a chance of snow and sleet between 2am and 3am, then snow after 3am. Low around 26. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 33. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 25. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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