Weather Alerts for Colorado

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1. Avalanche Watch for: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

2. Fire Weather Watch for: Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

3. Fire Weather Watch for: Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

4. Fire Weather Watch for: Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet; Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Logan County

5. Fire Weather Watch for: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Washington County

6. Fire Weather Watch for: North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Morgan County

7. Fire Weather Watch for: North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Morgan County

8. Fire Weather Watch for: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

9. Fire Weather Watch for: Sedgwick County; Phillips County

10. Fire Weather Watch for: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow

11. High Wind Watch for: Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley

12. High Wind Watch for: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Washington County

13. High Wind Watch for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft

14. High Wind Watch for: Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County

15. High Wind Watch for: Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Eastern Las Animas County

16. High Wind Watch for: Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft

17. High Wind Watch for: Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan; Greeley; Wichita

18. Red Flag Warning for: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek

19. Red Flag Warning for: Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

20. Red Flag Warning for: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Washington County

21. Red Flag Warning for: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

22. Red Flag Warning for: Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

23. Wind Advisory for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin

24. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft

25. Winter Storm Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains

26. Winter Storm Warning for: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

27. Winter Storm Warning for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

28. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains

29. Winter Storm Warning for: Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide

30. Winter Storm Warning for: West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

31. Winter Weather Advisory for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus

32. Winter Weather Advisory for: San Juan River Basin

33. Winter Weather Advisory for: South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet

34. Winter Weather Advisory for: Upper Yampa River Basin

35. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Ft; Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft; La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft; Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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