Forecast Details for Colorado Springs, CO

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Current Alerts for Colorado Springs, CO: Flood Watch

Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. High near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers after midnight. Low around 53. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. High near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Low around 54. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 80. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 76. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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