Forecast Details for Baker, MT

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 3pm, then rain showers likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind 6 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 4am. Low around 28. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind around 11 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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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