Weather Alerts for Colorado

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Current Alerts for Kiowa, CO: Air Quality Alert High Wind Warning
Red Flag Warning

1. Air Quality Alert for: Elbert, CO; Weld, CO; Morgan, CO; Phillips, CO; Sedgwick, CO; Logan, CO; Lincoln, CO; Arapahoe, CO; Washington, CO; Adams, CO

2. Air Quality Alert for: Kit Carson, CO; Cheyenne, CO; Yuma, CO

3. Air Quality Alert for: Prowers, CO; Pueblo, CO; Crowley, CO; Otero, CO; Baca, CO; El Paso, CO; Bent, CO; Kiowa, CO; Las Animas, CO

4. Avalanche Warning for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

5. Avalanche Watch for: Elkhead and Park Mountains; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

6. Avalanche Watch for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

7. Avalanche Watch for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

8. Blowing Dust Warning for: Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita

9. Fire Weather Watch for: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek

10. Fire Weather Watch for: Huerfano County Including Walsenburg

11. Fire Weather Watch for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

12. Fire Weather Watch for: Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs

13. Fire Weather Watch for: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley

14. High Wind Warning for: Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft

15. High Wind Warning for: Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft

16. High Wind Warning for: Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County

17. High Wind Warning for: Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley

18. High Wind Warning for: Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley

19. High Wind Warning for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

20. High Wind Warning for: Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft

21. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

22. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft

23. High Wind Warning for: Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita

24. Red Flag Warning for: Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

25. Red Flag Warning for: Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

26. Red Flag Warning for: Huerfano County Including Walsenburg

27. Red Flag Warning for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

28. Red Flag Warning for: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

29. Red Flag Warning for: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

30. Red Flag Warning for: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest

31. Red Flag Warning for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

32. Red Flag Warning for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

33. Red Flag Warning for: Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs

34. Red Flag Warning for: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley

35. Wind Advisory for: Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Upper Gunnison River Valley

36. Wind Advisory for: Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Upper Gunnison River Valley

37. Wind Advisory for: Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Arches/Grand Flat

38. Wind Advisory for: Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Arches/Grand Flat

39. Wind Advisory for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin

40. Wind Advisory for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin

41. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

42. Winter Storm Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains

43. Winter Storm Warning for: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

44. Winter Storm Warning for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

45. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains

46. Winter Storm Warning for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus

47. Winter Storm Warning for: Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide

48. Winter Storm Warning for: West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

49. Winter Weather Advisory for: Jackson County Below 9000 Feet; Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet; South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder 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

50. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft

51. Winter Weather Advisory for: San Juan River Basin

52. Winter Weather Advisory for: Upper Yampa River Basin

53. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Ft; Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft; La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft; Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

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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