Forecast Details for Mitchell, SD

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Today: A slight chance of snow before noon, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain. Low around 32. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 40. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A chance of freezing rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain before 10am, then rain and snow. High near 39. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

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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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