Forecast Details for Butte, MT

Recent Locations: Butte, MT

Today: Snow before 9am, then rain. Snow level rising to 7900 feet in the afternoon. High near 46. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain before midnight. Snow level 7900 feet lowering to 6000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Snow likely before noon, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 48. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Wednesday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6400 feet lowering to 5700 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level rising to 6400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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