Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Blizzard Warning for: Daniels; Sheridan; Eastern Roosevelt

2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley

3. Cold Weather Advisory for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Cascade County below 5000ft; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains

5. Extreme Cold Warning for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty

6. Winter Weather Advisory for: Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

7. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

8. Winter Weather Advisory for: Flathead/Mission Valleys

9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Kootenai/Cabinet Region

10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Clark Fork Region

11. Winter Weather Advisory for: Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Custer; Northern Stillwater; Powder River; Carter; Golden Valley; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Southern Big Horn; Bighorn Canyon; Northeastern Yellowstone; Southwestern Yellowstone; Sheridan Foothills

12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Park; Judith Gap; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills; Northern Sweet Grass; Melville Foothills; Southern Wheatland

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northwest Beaverhead County; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Red Lodge Foothills; Southeastern Carbon; Northern Carbon

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Glacier Region

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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