Forecast Details for Elk Point, SD

Recent Locations: Mullen, NE Beeson, WV Elk Point, SD

Today: A chance of sprinkles before 11am, then rain, mainly after 3pm. High near 45. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain. Low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 45. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Friday: Rain. High near 45. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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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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