Forecast Details for Dutton, MT

Recent Locations: Michael, IL Hancock, WI Dutton, MT

Current Alerts for Dutton, MT: High Wind Watch

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 39 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west northwest wind 27 to 37 mph decreasing to 17 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Drizzle

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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