Forecast Details for Manhattan, MT

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Current Alerts for Manhattan, MT: Winter Storm Warning

Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Rain before noon, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain between noon and 3pm, then snow after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 48. East northeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 28. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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