Forecast Details for Balta, ND

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 4am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy, with a southeast wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind around 11 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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