Forecast Details for Brookings, SD

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Today: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then a chance of snow between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries after 5pm. High near 34. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of flurries before 8pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Freezing rain before 2pm, then rain or freezing rain between 2pm and 3pm, then rain and snow after 3pm. High near 34. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Low around 27. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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