Forecast Details for Mellette, SD

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Tonight: A chance of rain showers and flurries before 1am, then scattered flurries between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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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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