Forecast Details for Brookings, SD

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Today: Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then a chance of drizzle, snow, freezing rain, and sleet. High near 33. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of freezing rain after 4am. 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 Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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