Forecast Details for Ridgeview, SD

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This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. East wind around 11 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a south southeast wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 21 to 26 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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