Weather Alerts for Montana

Recent Locations: Brunson, SC Williston, VT Bigfork, MT

1. High Wind Watch for: Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft; Snowy and Judith Mountains

2. High Wind Watch for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains

3. High Wind Watch for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Western and Central Chouteau County; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

4. High Wind Watch for: Gates of the Mountains; Helena Valley; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains

5. High Wind Watch for: Judith Gap; Northern Sweet Grass; Melville Foothills; Southern Wheatland

6. High Wind Watch for: Madison River Valley

7. High Wind Watch for: Northwest Beaverhead County; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

8. High Wind Watch for: Southwest Phillips

9. Lake Wind Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone

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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