Forecast Details for Rye, CO

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 66. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light north northeast wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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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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