Forecast Details for Billings, MT

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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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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