Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Avalanche Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

2. Avalanche Warning for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region

3. Avalanche Warning for: Kootenai/Cabinet Region; West Glacier Region

4. 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

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: Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

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

9. High Wind Watch 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

10. High Wind Watch for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips

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

12. High Wind Watch for: Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera

13. High Wind Watch for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County

14. High Wind Watch for: Northern Blaine County; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine

15. Wind Advisory for: Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills

16. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

17. Winter Storm Warning for: Crazy Mountains

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

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

20. 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 Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation