Forecast Details for Hazel, SD

Recent Locations: Hazel, SD

This Afternoon: A chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Showers, mainly before 4am. Low around 38. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 47. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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