Forecast Details for Hitchcock, SD

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Today: A chance of snow before 5pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. High near 36. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow before 1am, then snow and freezing rain likely between 1am and 4am, then freezing rain likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain before 10am, then snow between 10am and 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain after 1pm. High near 35. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 24. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

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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