Forecast Details for Redfield, SD

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Overnight: Freezing rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10am, then snow and sleet between 10am and 11am, then snow after 11am. High near 33. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 26. North northeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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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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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