Forecast Details for Colorado Springs, CO

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Current Alerts for Colorado Springs, CO: Fire Weather Watch

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday: Rain and snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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