Forecast Details for Aspen, CO

Recent Locations: Aspen, CO

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Thursday: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all rain after 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow showers likely before 1am, then a chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then rain showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. High near 55. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 9pm, then snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 33. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Snow showers before noon, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 51. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night: Snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Snow showers before noon, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

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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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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