Forecast Details for Sentinel Butte, ND

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Current Alerts for Sentinel Butte, ND: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then snow. Low around 25. East wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. East wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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