Forecast Details for Creede, CO

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Washington's Birthday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers. High near 35. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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