Forecast Details for Red Cliff, CO

Recent Locations: White Marsh, MD Holtville, CA Red Cliff, CO

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Areas of smoke between 1am and 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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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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