Forecast Details for Townsend, MT

Recent Locations: Paguate, NM Jefferson City, TN Townsend, MT

This Afternoon: Areas of smoke after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Areas of smoke before 9pm, then areas of smoke after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Areas of smoke before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

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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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