Forecast Details for Vale, SD

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Overnight: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Wind chill values as low as 17. Windy, with a southeast wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 17. Windy, with a southeast wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain before 1am, then rain and snow between 1am and 5am, then snow after 5am. Low around 26. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 36. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A chance of snow, mixing with rain after 11am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

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