Forecast Details for Hecla, SD

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Today: Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1am. Low around 27. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 34. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 33. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 26. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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