Forecast Details for Molt, MT

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Overnight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 20 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 13 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 13 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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