Forecast Details for Hitchcock, SD

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Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

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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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