Forecast Details for Pierce, CO

Recent Locations: Centenary, SC Montevallo, AL Pierce, CO

Current Alerts for Pierce, CO: Red Flag Warning

Today: Patchy blowing dust between noon and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 28 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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