Forecast Details for Mud Butte, SD

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 9 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers between 10pm and 11pm, then snow showers after 11pm. Low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. 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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