Forecast Details for Alma, CO

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Current Alerts for Alma, CO: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a southwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 22. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery.

Monday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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