Forecast Details for Mead, CO

Recent Locations: Freeman, VA New Hope, AL Mead, CO

Current Alerts for Mead, CO: Red Flag Warning

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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