Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Coachella Valley; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
2. Air Quality Alert for: Imperial Valley
3. Beach Hazards Statement for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
4. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
5. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
6. Excessive Heat Warning for: Coachella Valley; San Diego County Deserts
7. Excessive Heat Warning for: Imperial County Southwest; Salton Sea; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley; Chuckwalla Valley
8. Excessive Heat Warning for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
9. Freeze Warning for: Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties; Modoc County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Central and Eastern Lake County
10. Heat Advisory for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire
11. Heat Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range
12. Heat Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range
13. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches
14. High Wind Warning for: Mojave Desert Slopes
15. High Wind Warning for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
16. High Wind Warning for: Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range
17. High Wind Warning for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range
18. High Wind Warning for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills
19. High Wind Watch for: Mojave Desert Slopes
20. Red Flag Warning for: Northern Sacramento Valley to Southern Tehama County Line Below 1000 Ft; Central Sacramento Valley including Glenn/Colusa/Yuba/Northern Sutter/Butte County Below 1000 Ft; Southern Sacramento Valley In Yolo/Sacramento/Far Western Placer/Southern Sutter and Solano County Below 1000 Ft - Excludes the Delta; Southeast Edge Shasta/Trinity NF and Western Portions of Tehama/Glenn RU; Northern Sierra Foothills from 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes Nevada-Yuba-Placer RU and Anador-Eldorado RU; Eastern Mendocino NF
21. Wind Advisory for: Antelope Valley
22. Wind Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast
23. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
24. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range
25. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley
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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Stratus Clouds
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.
Next Topic: Stratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Wall Clouds
Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds
A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds
