Forecast Details for Columbia, SD

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Current Alerts for Columbia, SD: Flood Warning

Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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