Forecast Details for Denver, CO

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Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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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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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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