Forecast Details for Joliet, MT

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Current Alerts for Joliet, MT: High Wind Watch

Today: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 13 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 22 to 27 mph becoming west 34 to 39 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 21 to 31 mph becoming north northeast 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 3pm. High near 46. North wind 15 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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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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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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