Forecast Details for Madeline, CA

Recent Locations: Finksburg, MD Griswold, IA Madeline, CA

Current Alerts for Madeline, CA: High Wind Warning

Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers. Snow level 6700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 8am, then rain and snow showers between 8am and 2pm, then rain showers after 2pm. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6600 feet. High near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 8pm. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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