Forecast Details for Idaho Springs, CO

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Current Alerts for Idaho Springs, CO: Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 39. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then snow showers likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

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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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