Forecast Details for Chimney Rock, CO

Recent Locations: Chimney Rock, CO  
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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