Forecast Details for Granite, CO

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Overnight: A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Some thunder is also possible. Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph.

Washington's Birthday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Snow showers. High near 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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