Forecast Details for Pritchett, CO

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday: Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph.

Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind around 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 15 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind around 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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