Forecast Details for Fort Peck, MT

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Current Alerts for Fort Peck, MT: High Wind Watch

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers. Low around 35. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Rain showers likely before 9am, then rain and snow showers likely between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am, then patchy fog after noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Patchy fog before 7pm. Patchy freezing fog between 7pm and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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