Weather Alerts for California
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. Frost Advisory for: Northern Trinity; Southern Trinity; Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior; Northern Lake County
5. High Surf Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
6. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
7. High Wind Warning for: Antelope Valley
8. High Wind Warning for: Interstate 5 Corridor
9. High Wind Warning for: Mojave Desert Slopes
10. High Wind Warning for: San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands; Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands
11. High Wind Warning for: Western Antelope Valley Foothills
12. Special Weather Statement for: South End San Joaquin Valley; Tehachapi; Mojave Desert Slopes; Mojave Desert
13. Wind Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands
14. 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
15. Wind Advisory for: Cuyama Valley
16. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin
17. Wind Advisory for: Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
18. Wind Advisory for: Imperial County Southwest
19. Wind Advisory for: Joshua Tree NP West; Salton Sea; Imperial County Southeast; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley
20. Wind Advisory for: Lake Casitas
21. Wind Advisory for: Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Mountains; Coachella Valley; San Diego County Deserts
22. Wind Advisory for: San Bernardino County Mountains; Apple and Lucerne Valleys
23. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
24. 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
25. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
26. 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
27. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range
28. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Susana Mountains
29. Wind Advisory for: Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range
30. Wind Advisory for: South End of the Upper Sierra; Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert
31. Wind Advisory for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains
32. Wind Advisory for: Western Mojave Desert
33. Wind Advisory for: Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor
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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?
Home - Education - Precipitation - Condensation
Next Topic: Contrails
Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore
it is a crucial process in the water cycle.
Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid,
and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and
become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as
water droplets.
Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for
us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized
into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the
surface of a cold drink!
Next Topic: Contrails
Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cumulonimbus Clouds
Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the
cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense.
The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although
most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.
Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types.
They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.
Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
