Forecast Details for Sidney, MT

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Today: Widespread haze between 2pm and 5pm. Areas of smoke after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Widespread haze before 10pm, then widespread haze after midnight. Areas of smoke between 10pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Widespread haze before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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.

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