Forecast Details for Sterling, CO

Recent Locations: Tensed, ID Dalton, OH Sterling, CO

Today: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight: Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

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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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