Forecast Details for Monument, CO

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Current Alerts for Monument, CO: Freeze Watch Red Flag Warning

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Snow showers, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. High near 39. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 16. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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