Forecast Details for Onida, SD

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Current Alerts for Onida, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Snow, mainly after 3am. Low around 30. East wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Freezing rain before 4am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow between 4am and 5am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet after 5am. Low around 27. East wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 7am, then snow between 7am and 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain after 4pm. High near 33. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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