Forecast Details for Florence, SD

Recent Locations: Malta, OH Johnstown, NE Florence, SD

Current Alerts for Florence, SD: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A chance of snow between 8am and 5pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, freezing rain, and sleet before 4am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 4am. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and noon, then snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow before 11am. High near 32. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow and freezing rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. High near 31. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 24. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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