Forecast Details for Cascade, MT

Recent Locations: Fallentimber, PA Summerton, SC Cascade, MT

Current Alerts for Cascade, MT: High Wind Warning

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 26 mph increasing to 34 to 44 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light northwest wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

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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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