Forecast Details for Mansfield, SD

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Current Alerts for Mansfield, SD: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A slight chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. East southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 29. East wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow, mainly before 2pm. High near 36. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow and freezing rain likely between 1am and 4am, then snow and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 10am. High near 33. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 26. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 8 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Monday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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