Forecast Details for Brookings, SD

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Current Alerts for Brookings, SD: Flood Warning

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Labor Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

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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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