Forecast Details for Colorado Springs, CO

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This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the evening.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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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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