Forecast Details for Fort Pierre, SD

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 8 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 11 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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