Forecast Details for Rocky Ford, CO

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Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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