Forecast Details for Granite, CO

Recent Locations: Childs, MD Anthony, FL Granite, CO

Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Snow showers likely before 3pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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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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