Forecast Details for Spencer, SD

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This Afternoon: A chance of snow before 2pm, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain. Low around 32. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 39. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A chance of freezing rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain before 10am, then rain and snow between 10am and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. High near 39. Northeast wind 10 to 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: A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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