Forecast Details for Lambert, MT

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Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 18 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight: Rain likely before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 26 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Light south southeast wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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