Forecast Details for Stratton, CO

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Current Alerts for Stratton, CO: Fire Weather Watch

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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