Forecast Details for Orient, SD

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Current Alerts for Orient, SD: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain and snow before 3am, then snow between 3am and 4am, then rain and snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 4am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. High near 35. Northeast wind 16 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow and freezing rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 26. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 10am. Patchy blowing snow after noon. High near 33. Northeast wind 15 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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