Forecast Details for Ramah, CO

Recent Locations: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ Zapata, TX Ramah, CO

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. South wind around 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 69. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Low around 50. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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