Forecast Details for Kiowa, CO

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Current Alerts for Kiowa, CO: Air Quality Alert High Wind Warning
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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 38.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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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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