Forecast Details for Java, SD

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 16. Southeast wind 8 to 18 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 26 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday: A chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 22 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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