Forecast Details for Nevada City, CA

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Current Alerts for Nevada City, CA: Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Temperature rising to near 48 by 9am, then falling to around 42 during the remainder of the day. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 35. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Contrails Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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