Forecast Details for Denver, CO

Recent Locations: Denver, CO

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

Monday: Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

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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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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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