Forecast Details for Rocky Ford, CO

Recent Locations: Great River, NY South Roxana, IL Rocky Ford, CO

This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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