Forecast Details for Denver, CO

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Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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