Forecast Details for Ridgeview, SD

Recent Locations: Webster, IA Floweree, MT Ridgeview, SD

Current Alerts for Ridgeview, SD: Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 35. East wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after 4am. Low around 27. East wind 16 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. High near 30. East northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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