Forecast Details for Gettysburg, SD

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Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Labor Day: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 8 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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