Forecast Details for Carpenter, SD

Recent Locations: Phillips, ME Kimberton, PA Carpenter, SD

Current Alerts for Carpenter, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A chance of rain and snow before 3pm, then snow likely between 3pm and 4pm, then rain and snow likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then rain and snow between 2am and 3am, then snow after 3am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow before 10am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of snow after 1pm. High near 35. North northeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow and freezing rain likely after 1am, becoming all freezing rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 34. East northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 25. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

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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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