Forecast Details for Dell, MT

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Light northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: Snow likely, mainly between noon and 3pm, then snow showers likely after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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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