Forecast Details for Balta, ND

Recent Locations: Arco, MN Fort Recovery, OH Balta, ND

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind 9 to 13 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 11 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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