Forecast Details for Salida, CO

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This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts 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.

Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 57. Light south wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 3am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Light east northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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