Forecast Details for Elizabeth, CO

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Current Alerts for Elizabeth, CO: Flood Advisory

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 72. 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 51. 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 75.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Labor Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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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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