Forecast Details for Rye, CO

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light west southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

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

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 65. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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

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

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light south southeast wind becoming southeast 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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