Forecast Details for Coaldale, CO

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Current Alerts for Coaldale, CO: High Wind Warning Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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