Forecast Details for Orient, SD

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. North northeast wind around 14 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 26 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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