Forecast Details for Cotopaxi, CO

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Overnight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East northeast wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers likely before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a light west southwest wind becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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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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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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