Forecast Details for Boyes, MT

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Current Alerts for Boyes, MT: Winter Storm Watch

Today: Snow before 3pm, then rain and snow likely. High near 37. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 24. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 37. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 11. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 8 to 18 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 7 to 14 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 6 to 13 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

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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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