Forecast Details for Ryegate, MT

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Current Alerts for Ryegate, MT: High Wind Warning

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light west southwest wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 21 to 31 mph increasing to 31 to 41 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 15 to 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Light southwest wind.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

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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