Forecast Details for Madison, SD

Recent Locations: Leonard, MN Palms, MI Madison, SD

Today: A chance of snow before 3pm, then rain and snow likely between 3pm and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 39. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with snow and sleet before 9pm, then rain between 9pm and 4am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 4am. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Freezing rain and sleet before 10am, then rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 36. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow and freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of freezing rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Freezing rain before 7am, then snow and freezing rain between 7am and 10am, then rain and snow after 10am. High near 36. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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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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