Forecast Details for Sand Coulee, MT

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Overnight: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of snow between 1pm and 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 2pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. North wind 6 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Friday: A slight chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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