Forecast Details for Rockvale, CO

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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