Forecast Details for Carpenter, SD

Recent Locations: Camden, NJ Southfields, NY Carpenter, SD

Current Alerts for Carpenter, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Snow likely before 1am, then rain and snow. Low around 31. Breezy, with an east wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of snow between 2pm and 4pm. High near 37. Northeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Freezing rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain and freezing rain between 1pm and 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain after 4pm. High near 33. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 27. Blustery, with a northeast wind 11 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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