Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. High Wind Warning for: Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

2. High Wind Warning for: Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

3. High Wind Warning for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips

4. High Wind Warning for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains

5. High Wind Warning for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains

6. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera

7. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera

8. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Northern Blaine County; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine

9. High Wind Warning for: Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

10. High Wind Warning for: Northern Stillwater; Golden Valley; Judith Gap; Northern Sweet Grass; Melville Foothills; Southern Wheatland

11. Special Weather Statement for: Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Gallatin Valley; Northwest Beaverhead County; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

12. Wind Advisory for: Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills

13. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains

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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.

Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

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