Forecast Details for Pierre, SD

Recent Locations: Pierre, SD  
Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 56. East wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 46. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 48. North wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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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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