Forecast Details for Avondale, CO

Recent Locations: Avondale, CO

Today: Widespread blowing dust, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 67. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Tonight: Areas of blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday: Widespread blowing dust, mainly between 11am and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.

Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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