Forecast Details for Howard, CO

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Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 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 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 60. Light east southeast wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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