Forecast Details for Granite, CO

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Overnight: A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Some thunder is also possible. Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph.

Washington's Birthday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Snow showers. High near 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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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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