Forecast Details for Bozeman, MT

Recent Locations: Bozeman, MT

Current Alerts for Bozeman, MT: Winter Storm Warning

Today: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain and snow before midnight, then snow between midnight and 1am, then rain and snow after 1am. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 42. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 34. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 8 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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