Forecast Details for Dickinson, ND

Recent Locations: Racine, WI Lewiston, NE Dickinson, ND

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain before midnight, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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