Forecast Details for Frederick, SD

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Overnight: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 3pm. High near 35. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 10 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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