Forecast Details for Billings, MT

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Current Alerts for Billings, MT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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