Forecast Details for Carpenter, SD

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Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain. Low around 30. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet after 4pm. High near 33. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 27. Northeast wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 9 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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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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