Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Blizzard Warning for: Central and Southern Valley; McCone

2. Blizzard Warning for: Northern Valley

3. High Wind Warning for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley

4. High Wind Warning for: Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux; Eastern Roosevelt

5. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft

6. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

7. Winter Storm Warning for: Crazy Mountains

8. Winter Storm Warning for: Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains

9. Winter Storm Warning for: Judith Basin County and Judith Gap

10. Winter Storm Warning for: Little Belt and Highwood Mountains

11. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft; Snowy and Judith Mountains

12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Cascade County below 5000ft

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Western Roosevelt; Garfield; Northern Phillips

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Daniels

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains

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

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Red Lodge Foothills; Beartooth Foothills

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Helena Valley; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Northwest Beaverhead County; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains

23. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Glacier Region

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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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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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