Forecast Details for Onida, SD

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Current Alerts for Onida, SD: Fire Weather Watch

Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 22 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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