Forecast Details for Ryegate, MT

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Tonight: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 7 to 17 mph increasing to 21 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 36. West wind 22 to 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light west wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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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?
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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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!

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