Forecast Details for Doland, SD

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 9 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 33 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

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

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

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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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