Forecast Details for Butte, MT

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Tonight: A chance of snow before 2am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1pm. High near 44. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 39 to 44 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 44. West wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 34. West wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Snow. High near 42. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Monday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Snow level rising to 7500 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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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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