Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Avalanche Warning for: Kootenai/Cabinet Region

2. Avalanche Warning for: Kootenai/Cabinet Region; West Glacier Region

3. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sweet Grass; Melville Foothills

4. High Wind Warning for: Red Lodge Foothills

5. High Wind Watch for: Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

6. High Wind Watch for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips

7. High Wind Watch for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains

8. High Wind Watch for: Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera

9. High Wind Watch for: Helena Valley

10. High Wind Watch for: Judith Gap; Southern Wheatland

11. High Wind Watch for: Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills

12. High Wind Watch for: Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

13. High Wind Watch for: Northern Blaine County

14. High Wind Watch for: Northern Stillwater; Golden Valley

15. High Wind Watch for: Northern Sweet Grass; Melville Foothills

16. High Wind Watch for: Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine

17. Wind Advisory for: Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills

18. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

19. Winter Storm Warning for: Crazy Mountains

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: East Glacier Park Region; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass

23. Winter Weather Advisory for: Little Belt and Highwood Mountains

24. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Clark Fork Region

25. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northwest Beaverhead County

26. Winter Weather Advisory for: Potomac/Seeley Lake Region

27. Winter Weather Advisory for: Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains

28. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Glacier Region

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds

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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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

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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