Weather Alerts for Colorado
1. Air Quality Alert for: Boulder, CO; Weld, CO; Adams, CO; Denver, CO; Jefferson, CO; Douglas, CO; Arapahoe, CO; Broomfield, CO; Larimer, CO
2. Fire Weather Watch for: 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; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Washington County
3. Fire Weather Watch for: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne
4. Flood Warning for: Fremont, CO
5. Flood Warning for: Otero, CO
6. Flood Warning for: Pueblo, CO
7. Red Flag Warning for: Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede
8. Red Flag Warning for: Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet; Central and Southeast Park County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County
9. Red Flag Warning for: Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
10. Red Flag Warning for: Lower Colorado River; Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Paradox Valley; Northern San Juan; North Fork; Gunnison Basin; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
11. Red Flag Warning for: Lower Colorado River; Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Paradox Valley; Northern San Juan; North Fork; Gunnison Basin; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
12. Red Flag Warning for: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Nimbostratus Clouds
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
Next Topic: Precipitation
Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Next Topic: Shelf Clouds
Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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