Forecast Details for Montague, CA

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Current Alerts for Montague, CA: Wind Advisory Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Rain, mainly between 10am and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Snow level 5800 feet lowering to 5200 feet in the afternoon . High near 55. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 3800 feet lowering to 2600 feet after midnight . Low around 30. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Snow level rising to 3900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 32.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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