Forecast Details for Emigrant, MT

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Current Alerts for Emigrant, MT: High Wind Warning

Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 7 to 17 mph increasing to 21 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 23 to 28 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 8 to 16 mph.

Sunday: Showers. High near 62. South wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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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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