Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Joshua Tree NP West; Joshua Tree NP East; Chuckwalla Mountains; Chiriaco Summit; Chuckwalla Valley
2. Beach Hazards Statement for: Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast; Southwestern Humboldt; Mendocino Coast
3. Freeze Warning for: Cuyama Valley; Southern Salinas Valley; Ojai Valley
4. Freeze Warning for: Merced - Madera - Mendota; West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties; Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma; Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5; Delano-Wasco-Shafter; Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore; Buena Vista; South End San Joaquin Valley
5. Freeze Warning for: San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; Western Antelope Valley Foothills; Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills; Antelope Valley
6. Freeze Warning for: Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast; Santa Ynez Valley
7. Frost Advisory for: Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio; Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park
8. Red Flag Warning for: Northern Ventura County Mountains
9. Red Flag Warning for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire; San Bernardino County Mountains-Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest
10. Red Flag Warning for: San Diego County Inland Valleys; Riverside County Mountains-Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest; San Diego County Mountains-Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest
11. Red Flag Warning for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
12. Red Flag Warning for: San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Lake Casitas; Ojai Valley
13. Red Flag Warning for: Santa Ana Mountains-Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest; Orange County Inland
14. Red Flag Warning for: Santa Clarita Valley; Malibu Coast; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
15. Red Flag Warning for: Santa Susana Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor
16. Red Flag Warning for: 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; Southern Ventura County Mountains
17. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Northern Ventura County Mountains
18. Wind Advisory for: Mojave Desert Slopes
19. Wind Advisory for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Bernardino County Mountains; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning; Orange County Inland
20. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Inland Valleys; Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Mountains
21. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Malibu Coast; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
22. Wind Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Central Ventura County Valleys; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Western San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrostratus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds
Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above
20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant
feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky.
These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching
100 mph.
What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.
Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds
Weather Topic: What is Condensation?
Home - Education - Precipitation - Condensation
Next Topic: Contrails
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!
Next Topic: Contrails
