Forecast Details for Hosmer, SD

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Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to near 53 by 10am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with an east wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 33 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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