Forecast Details for Denver, CO

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Current Alerts for Denver, CO: Air Quality Alert

Overnight: Clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Monday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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