Forecast Details for Alma, CO

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of snow showers after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Windy.

Saturday Night: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.

Sunday: Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy.

Monday: Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy.

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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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