Forecast Details for Mansfield, SD

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Current Alerts for Mansfield, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Snow likely before 4pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 29. East wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow, mainly before 2pm. High near 36. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow and freezing rain likely between 1am and 4am, then snow and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 10am. High near 33. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 26. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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