Forecast Details for Cascade, MT

Recent Locations: Unity, OR Excel, AL Cascade, MT

Current Alerts for Cascade, MT: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow. High near 47. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after midnight. Low around 31. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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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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