Forecast Details for Chester, MT

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This Afternoon: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3pm. Steady temperature around 30. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow likely before 1am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow between 10am and 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

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

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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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