Forecast Details for Salida, CO

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Current Alerts for Salida, CO: Fire Weather Watch

Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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