Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire
2. Frost Advisory for: Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior
3. High Wind Warning for: Santa Susana Mountains; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
4. High Wind Watch for: Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert Slopes; Mojave Desert
5. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Interstate 5 Corridor
6. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
7. Wind Advisory for: Owens Valley; White Mountains of Inyo County; Death Valley National Park; Morongo Basin; Lincoln County; Western Clark and Southern Nye County
8. Wind Advisory for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Bernardino County Mountains; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Inland
9. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Inland Valleys; Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Mountains; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
10. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Central Ventura County Valleys; Malibu Coast; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains
11. Wind Advisory for: Western Mojave Desert
12. Wind Advisory for: Yosemite NP outside of the valley; Upper San Joaquin River; Kings Canyon NP; Sequoia NP; South End of the Upper Sierra
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - 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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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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