Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Flood Advisory for: Lewis and Clark, MT

2. High Wind Warning for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley

3. High Wind Warning for: Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux; Eastern Roosevelt

4. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft

5. High Wind Warning for: Red Lodge Foothills

6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Daniels, MT; Sheridan, MT

7. Special Weather Statement for: Central and Southern Valley; Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt

8. Special Weather Statement for: Northern Rosebud; Custer

9. Wind Advisory for: Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills

10. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

11. Winter Storm Warning for: Crazy Mountains

12. Winter Storm Warning for: Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains

13. Winter Storm Warning for: Judith Basin County and Judith Gap

14. Winter Storm Warning for: Little Belt and Highwood Mountains

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft; Snowy and Judith Mountains

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Cascade County below 5000ft

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Gallatin Valley

23. Winter Weather Advisory for: Helena Valley

24. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Valley

25. Winter Weather Advisory for: Potomac/Seeley Lake Region

26. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Northwest Beaverhead County; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains

27. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Glacier Region

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

Next Topic: Contrails