Forecast Details for Salida, CO

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Current Alerts for Salida, CO: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 18. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow, mainly before 2pm. High near 26. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -1. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 1. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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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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