Forecast Details for Laporte, CO

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Current Alerts for Laporte, CO: Fire Weather Watch Red Flag Warning

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a north wind 6 to 16 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then rain showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

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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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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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