Forecast Details for Joliet, MT

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 17 to 23 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 15 to 21 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening.

Monday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, mainly after 11am. High near 50. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 8pm. Low around 25. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 17 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 20 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 17 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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