Forecast Details for Cardwell, MT

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Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 27. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow likely before noon, then snow showers likely, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Light west wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow between noon and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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 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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