Forecast Details for Wakpala, SD

Recent Locations: La Quinta, CA Exeter, NE Wakpala, SD

Current Alerts for Wakpala, SD: Winter Storm Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Snow. Low around 27. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow before 9pm, then snow and freezing rain likely between 9pm and 3am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 24. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

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

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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