Forecast Details for Granite, CO

Recent Locations: Lower Waterford, VT Victor, IA Granite, CO

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light south southwest wind becoming 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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