Forecast Details for Mellette, SD

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 30 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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