Forecast Details for Batesland, SD

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Tonight: A slight chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 10. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Wind chill values as low as 11 early. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming northeast 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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