Forecast Details for Dinosaur, CO

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Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely before 9pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then snow showers likely after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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