Forecast Details for Parachute, CO

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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tonight: Rain showers before 3am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Areas of blowing dust before midnight. Low around 36. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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