Forecast Details for Fort Yates, ND

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Today: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow and freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the evening.

Sunday: Rain. High near 49. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 14 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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