Forecast Details for Carpenter, SD

Recent Locations: Startex, SC Dutton, MT Carpenter, SD

Today: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between noon and 3pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain after 3pm. High near 33. Light east wind becoming east northeast 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after midnight. Low around 27. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 10 to 16 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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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