Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Central Ventura County Valleys; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains
2. Air Quality Alert for: Coachella Valley; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
3. Air Quality Alert for: Santa Clarita Valley; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
4. Air Quality Alert for: Santa Clarita Valley; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
5. Air Quality Alert for: Santa Clarita Valley; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
6. Beach Hazards Statement for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
7. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
8. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
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. Frost Advisory for: Southern Humboldt Interior; Southern Trinity
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 Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range
16. High Wind Warning for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills
17. Red Flag Warning for: Eastern Delta; Northern San Joaquin Valley in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties Below 1000 ft - Excludes the Delta
18. Red Flag Warning for: Lake County Portion of Lake-Napa-Sonoma Unit
19. Red Flag Warning for: North Bay Interior Mountains
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. Red Flag Warning for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor
22. Red Flag Warning for: West Side Hills; Tehachapi Area; Fort Tejon
23. Wind Advisory for: Lake Casitas; Antelope Valley
24. 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
25. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
26. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley
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Current U.S. National Radar--Current
The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).
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National Weather Forecast--Current
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National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.
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North America Water Vapor (Moisture)
This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.
![Water Vapor Map North American Water Vapor Map](https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/PCPN/DATA/RT/NA/WV/20.jpg)
Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrus Clouds
Next Topic: Condensation
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.
Next Topic: Condensation