Forecast Details for Denver International Airport, CO

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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy smoke before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 93.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

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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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