Weather Alerts for Montana
1. High Wind Warning for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains
2. High Wind Watch for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Southwest Phillips
3. High Wind Watch for: Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux; Northern Phillips
4. High Wind Watch for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Snowy and Judith Mountains
5. Lake Wind Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Southwest Phillips
6. Winter Storm Warning for: Little Belt and Highwood Mountains
7. Winter Storm Watch for: East Glacier Park Region
8. Winter Storm Watch for: Snowy and Judith Mountains; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains
9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northwest Beaverhead County; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains
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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?
Home - Education - Precipitation - Evaporation
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
Next Topic: Fog
Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Fractus Clouds
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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