Forecast Details for Batesland, SD

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 3am and 4am, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 17. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 16. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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