Forecast Details for Mud Butte, SD

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Today: A 50 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tonight: Rain showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers between 10pm and 11pm, then snow showers after 11pm. Low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 13. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph becoming south 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. 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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