Forecast Details for Denver, CO

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Current Alerts for Denver, CO: Air Quality Alert

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

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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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