Forecast Details for Vale, SD

Recent Locations: Cardiff, AL Oneida, WI Vale, SD

Current Alerts for Vale, SD: Winter Storm Watch

Overnight: Cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Windy, with a southeast wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow before 5am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 26 mph becoming east 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain before noon, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 35. Wind chill values as low as 18. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain before 7pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 7pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

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

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Altocumulus Clouds

Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds

Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrocumulus Clouds

Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds