Forecast Details for Billings, MT

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Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between midnight and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9am and 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the evening.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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