Forecast Details for Java, SD

Recent Locations: Java, SD

Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a south wind around 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly between 1am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 28 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Thursday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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