Forecast Details for Ordway, CO

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Current Alerts for Ordway, CO: Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 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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