Forecast Details for Salida, CO

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Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 57. Light south wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 3am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Rain and snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Light east northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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