Forecast Details for Butte, MT

Recent Locations: Butte, MT

Today: Snow, mainly before 2pm. High near 38. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Light west southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm, mixing with snow after 2am. Snow level 7300 feet lowering to 6200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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