Weather Alerts for California

Recent Locations: South Lake Tahoe, CA  

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. Frost Advisory for: Northern Trinity; Southern Trinity; Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior; Northern Lake County

6. High Surf Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands

7. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches

8. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches

9. High Wind Warning for: Antelope Valley

10. High Wind Warning for: Interstate 5 Corridor

11. High Wind Warning for: Mojave Desert Slopes

12. High Wind Warning for: San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands; Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands

13. High Wind Warning for: Western Antelope Valley Foothills

14. Wind Advisory for: Antelope Valley

15. Wind Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands

16. 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

17. Wind Advisory for: Cuyama Valley

18. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin

19. Wind Advisory for: Eastern San Gabriel Mountains

20. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County; Owens Valley

21. Wind Advisory for: Imperial County Southwest

22. Wind Advisory for: Joshua Tree NP West; Salton Sea; Imperial County Southeast; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley

23. Wind Advisory for: Lake Casitas

24. Wind Advisory for: Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Mountains; Coachella Valley; San Diego County Deserts

25. Wind Advisory for: San Bernardino County Mountains; Apple and Lucerne Valleys

26. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning

27. 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

28. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains

29. 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

30. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range

31. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Susana Mountains

32. Wind Advisory for: Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range

33. Wind Advisory for: South End of the Upper Sierra; Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert

34. Wind Advisory for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains

35. Wind Advisory for: Western Mojave Desert

36. Wind Advisory for: Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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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

Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

Next Topic: Fractus Clouds