Weather Alerts for Colorado
1. Frost Advisory for: Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft
2. High Wind Watch for: Central Yampa River Basin; Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River
3. High Wind Watch for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Southeast Utah; Eastern Uinta Basin; Arches/Grand Flat; Canyonlands/Natural Bridges
4. High Wind Watch for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus; Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide; Tavaputs Plateau; La Sal and Abajo Mountains
5. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Baca, CO; Bent, CO; Kiowa, CO; Prowers, CO
6. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Cheyenne, CO; Gove, KS; Greeley, KS; Logan, KS; Wallace, KS; Wichita, KS
7. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Kit Carson, CO; Yuma, CO; Cheyenne, KS; Decatur, KS; Graham, KS; Norton, KS; Rawlins, KS; Sheridan, KS; Sherman, KS; Thomas, KS; Dundy, NE; Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds
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.
Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds
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.
Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds