Forecast Details for Mountain Ranch, CA

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 70.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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.

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