Forecast Details for Avon, CO

Recent Locations: Lincoln, IL Lance Creek, WY Avon, CO

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers likely. Low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. High near 72. Light south southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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