Weather Alerts for Colorado

Recent Locations: Ramer, AL Cecil, GA Flagler, CO

1. Avalanche Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains; Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Flat Tops; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet; Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

2. Avalanche Warning for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Flat Tops; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

3. Avalanche Warning for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

4. Red Flag Warning for: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon

5. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

6. Winter Weather Advisory for: Elkhead and Park Mountains

7. Winter Weather Advisory for: Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin; San Juan River Basin

8. Winter Weather Advisory for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus; Flat Tops; Tavaputs Plateau

10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide; Southwest San Juan Mountains; La Sal and Abajo Mountains

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Next Topic: Graupel

Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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