Forecast Details for Buffalo, MT

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This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Widespread haze before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Widespread haze before 1am, then widespread haze after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 9pm. Widespread haze before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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