Forecast Details for Ocotillo, CA

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Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 83 by 9am. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 99. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 85. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 104. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 88. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 107. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 89. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Labor Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 106. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.

Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 89. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 105. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 88. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 105. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.

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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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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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