Forecast Details for Vale, SD

Recent Locations: Rhoadesville, VA Cub Run, KY Vale, SD

Current Alerts for Vale, SD: Special Weather Statement Winter Storm Watch

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with an east wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of freezing rain between 2am and 4am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 17. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 26 mph becoming east 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 8am. High near 35. Wind chill values as low as 16. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow before 3am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

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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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