Forecast Details for Dutton, MT

Recent Locations: Loop, TX Spring Hope, NC Dutton, MT

Current Alerts for Dutton, MT: High Wind Warning

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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