Forecast Details for Alma, CO

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Current Alerts for Alma, CO: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 9am, then a chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery.

Monday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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