Forecast Details for Denver International Airport, CO

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Current Alerts for Denver International Airport, CO: Air Quality Alert

Overnight: Clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

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

Monday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely 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 55.

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

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow 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.

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