Weather Alerts for Colorado
1. Freeze Warning for: Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin
2. Freeze Warning for: Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin
3. Freeze Watch for: Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin
4. Freeze Watch for: Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin
5. Winter Storm Warning for: Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft; Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft; Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County
6. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
7. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft
8. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500Ft; Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Ft; Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft
9. Winter Storm Warning for: Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central and Southeast Park County
11. Winter Weather Advisory for: Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft
12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops
14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet; Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Ft; Saguache County East of Continental Divide below 10000 Ft; Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft
16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
17. Winter Weather Advisory for: South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide
19. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains
20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft; Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County above 9000Ft; Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft; La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft
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Weather Topic: What is Snow?
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Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
of snow on the ground.
On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.
Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratus Clouds
Next Topic: Wall Clouds
Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a
lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the
distinguishing features of most clouds.
Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform
look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud.
The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation,
such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form
of a stratus cloud.
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