Forecast Details for Colorado Springs, CO

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Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 73. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Labor Day: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

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

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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