Forecast Details for Cortez, CO

Recent Locations: Cortez, CO  
Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday: A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 8am, then a chance of rain showers after 8am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 33. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 55. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 35.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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