Forecast Details for Wellington, CO

Recent Locations: Pembroke Pines, FL Williamstown, MO Wellington, CO

Current Alerts for Wellington, CO: Winter Weather Advisory

Today: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 24 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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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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