Forecast Details for Fort Pierre, SD

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Current Alerts for Fort Pierre, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Snow likely before 3pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm. High near 44. East northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain between 7pm and 1am, then snow. Low around 27. East northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow before 10am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 10am and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. High near 36. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow, mainly before 1am. Low around 26. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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