Forecast Details for Poplar, MT

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Current Alerts for Poplar, MT: High Wind Warning Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday: A chance of snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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