Forecast Details for Madison, SD

Recent Locations: Nemaha, NE Section, AL Madison, SD

Overnight: Freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then a chance of rain showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain showers and sleet after 5pm. High near 34. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Low around 26. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

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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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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