Forecast Details for Denver, CO

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Today: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Light east northeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

Monday: A chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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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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