Forecast Details for Brookings, SD

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Today: A chance of flurries before 8am, then a chance of snow between 8am and 5pm, then rain likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 11pm, then rain between 11pm and 3am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 3am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then rain likely between 1pm and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. High near 33. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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.

Thursday Night: Snow likely before 7pm, then a chance of freezing rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. High near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

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

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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