Forecast Details for Laporte, CO

Recent Locations: Graymont, IL Ixonia, WI Laporte, CO

Current Alerts for Laporte, CO: Fire Weather Watch Red Flag Warning

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 23 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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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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