Forecast Details for Denver, CO

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Current Alerts for Denver, CO: Special Weather Statement

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

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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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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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