Forecast Details for Timber Lake, SD

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 24 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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