Forecast Details for Mud Butte, SD

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Current Alerts for Mud Butte, SD: Special Weather Statement

Overnight: A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Wind chill values as low as 16. Windy, with a southeast wind around 33 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 2pm, then rain and snow likely between 2pm and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 13. Windy, with a southeast wind 29 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 15. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 16. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain before 10pm, then rain and snow between 10pm and 2am, then snow after 2am. Low around 26. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 32. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

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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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