Forecast Details for Cooke City, MT

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Widespread haze after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 60. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 55. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

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