Forecast Details for Colton, SD

Recent Locations: Gays Mills, WI Albion, OK Colton, SD

Today: A chance of rain before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of smoke between 9am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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