Forecast Details for Belt, MT

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Current Alerts for Belt, MT: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Rain and snow. High near 46. Light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after midnight. Low around 29. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday: Snow likely before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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