Forecast Details for Vail, CO

Recent Locations: Vail, CO

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before noon, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Rain showers before midnight, then snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Snow showers before noon, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Wednesday: Rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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