Forecast Details for Whitefish, MT

Recent Locations: Whitefish, MT  
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 23. East northeast wind 7 to 17 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: A slight chance of rain, mixing with snow after 9am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Thursday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Contrails Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus Clouds Next Topic: Drizzle

Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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