Forecast Details for Carpenter, SD

Recent Locations: Delafield, WI Sheldon, IA Carpenter, SD

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow between 3am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrus Clouds

Next Topic: Condensation

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.

Next Topic: Condensation

Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Contrails

Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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.

Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds