Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Freeze Warning for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

2. Freeze Warning for: Flathead/Mission Valleys

3. Freeze Warning for: Kootenai/Cabinet Region

4. Freeze Warning for: Lower Clark Fork Region

5. Freeze Warning for: Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys

6. Lake Wind Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Southwest Phillips

7. Special Weather Statement for: Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Western and Central Chouteau County; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Snowy and Judith Mountains

8. Winter Storm Warning for: Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine

9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt

10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County

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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.

Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation