Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Coachella Valley; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
2. Air Quality Alert for: Imperial County Southwest; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley
3. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
4. Flood Advisory for: Inyo, CA
5. High Surf Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands
6. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
7. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
8. High Wind Warning for: Antelope Valley
9. High Wind Warning for: Interstate 5 Corridor
10. High Wind Warning for: Mojave Desert Slopes
11. High Wind Warning for: San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands; Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands
12. High Wind Warning for: Western Antelope Valley Foothills
13. Wind Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands
14. Wind Advisory for: Central Ventura County Valleys; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys
15. Wind Advisory for: Cuyama Valley
16. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin
17. Wind Advisory for: Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
18. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County; Owens Valley
19. Wind Advisory for: Imperial County Southwest
20. Wind Advisory for: Joshua Tree NP West; Salton Sea; Imperial County Southeast; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley
21. Wind Advisory for: Lake Casitas
22. Wind Advisory for: Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Mountains; Coachella Valley; San Diego County Deserts
23. Wind Advisory for: San Bernardino County Mountains; Apple and Lucerne Valleys
24. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
25. Wind Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; Santa Lucia Mountains; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast; Santa Ynez Valley
26. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
27. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches; Palos Verdes Hills; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles
28. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range
29. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Susana Mountains
30. Wind Advisory for: Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range
31. Wind Advisory for: South End of the Upper Sierra; Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert
32. Wind Advisory for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains
33. Wind Advisory for: Western Mojave Desert
34. Wind Advisory for: Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cumulonimbus Clouds
Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the
cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense.
The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although
most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.
Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types.
They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.
Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?
Home - Education - Precipitation - Drizzle
Next Topic: Evaporation
Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
Next Topic: Evaporation