Forecast Details for Malta, MT

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Current Alerts for Malta, MT: Lake Wind Advisory

Tonight: Showers. Low around 30. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Rain and snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of snow showers between noon and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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