Forecast Details for Denver, CO

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Current Alerts for Denver, CO: Air Quality Alert

Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. High near 88. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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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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