Forecast Details for Scenic, SD

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 26 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain showers before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely between midnight and 2am, then snow showers likely after 2am. Low around 32. Wind chill values as low as 20. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 29 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 7 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. 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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