Forecast Details for Butte, MT

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Today: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of snow before 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 5700 feet rising to 6600 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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