Forecast Details for Batesland, SD

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Overnight: A chance of rain and snow before 2am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 17. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 16. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 12. West wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as 12 early. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.

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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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