Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Imperial County Southwest; Chuckwalla Mountains; Imperial County Southeast; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley; Palo Verde Valley
2. Freeze Warning for: Interior Del Norte; Northeastern Interior Humboldt; Southeastern Interior Humboldt; Southern Trinity; Northwestern Interior Mendocino; Northeastern Interior Mendocino; Northern Lake; Northwestern and Central Trinity; Northeastern Trinity; Western Lake
3. Freeze Warning for: Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties
4. Freeze Warning for: Surprise Valley California; Northern Washoe County
5. Freeze Warning for: Western Siskiyou County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County
6. Frost Advisory for: Coastal Del Norte; Northern Coastal Humboldt; Southwestern Humboldt; Coastal Mendocino; Southwestern Interior Mendocino; Southeastern Interior Mendocino
7. Lake Wind Advisory for: Kern River Valley
8. Wind Advisory for: Apple and Lucerne Valleys
9. Wind Advisory for: Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert
10. Wind Advisory for: Mojave Desert Slopes
11. Wind Advisory for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Bernardino County Mountains; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Inland
12. Wind Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
13. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor
14. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range
15. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Central Ventura County Valleys; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains
16. Wind Advisory for: Santa Lucia Mountains
17. Wind Advisory for: South-Central Shasta County Including Redding Metro; Northern Sacramento Valley in Tehama County; Central Glenn County Including Interstate 5; Eastern Glenn County; Butte County Below 1000 ft; Central Colusa County Including Interstate 5; Eastern Colusa County; Sutter and Yuba Counties Below 1000 ft; Capay Hills of Yolo County and Vaca Hills of Solano County; Western Yolo County Including Capay Valley and Interstate 505; Central Yolo and Northeast Solano Counties Including Woodland and Davis; Sacramento Metro and Western El Dorado and Amador Counties; Central Solano County Including Fairfield and Vacaville; Southwestern Solano County Including Vallejo; Sacramento County Delta; San Joaquin County Delta
18. Wind Advisory for: Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
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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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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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