Forecast Details for Billings, MT

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Current Alerts for Billings, MT: Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West wind around 6 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 87. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind 7 to 14 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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