Forecast Details for Hot Springs, SD

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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