Forecast Details for Colorado Springs, CO

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Current Alerts for Colorado Springs, CO: Frost Advisory
Today: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 3am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

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 Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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