Weather Alerts for Arizona

Recent Locations: Prairie City, SD Pueblo, CO San Carlos, AZ

Current Alerts for San Carlos, AZ: Air Quality Alert

3. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Northwest Pinal County; West Pinal County

4. Blowing Dust Advisory for: South Mountain/Ahwatukee; Southeast Valley/Queen Creek

5. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells; Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail; South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park; Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle

6. Extreme Heat Warning for: Aguila Valley; Tonopah Desert; Gila Bend; Cave Creek/New River; New River Mesa; Rio Verde/Salt River; Fountain Hills/East Mesa; Superior; Apache Junction/Gold Canyon; Sonoran Desert Natl Monument

7. Extreme Heat Warning for: Grand Canyon Country

8. Extreme Heat Warning for: Northwest Pinal County; West Pinal County

9. Extreme Heat Warning for: Northwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Northwest Deserts; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Owens Valley; Death Valley National Park; Western Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Lincoln County; Northeast Clark County; Western Clark and Southern Nye County; Las Vegas Valley; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Southern Clark County

10. Extreme Heat Warning for: Northwest Valley; Buckeye/Avondale; Deer Valley; Central Phoenix; North Phoenix/Glendale; Scottsdale/Paradise Valley; East Valley

11. Extreme Heat Warning for: Parker Valley; Kofa; Yuma; Central La Paz; Southeast Yuma County; Gila River Valley; Joshua Tree NP West; Joshua Tree NP East; Imperial County Southwest; Salton Sea; Chuckwalla Mountains; Imperial County Southeast; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley; Chiriaco Summit; Palo Verde Valley; Chuckwalla Valley

12. Extreme Heat Warning for: South Mountain/Ahwatukee; Southeast Valley/Queen Creek

13. Extreme Heat Warning for: Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells; Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail; South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park; Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle

14. Extreme Heat Warning for: Tonto Basin; San Carlos; Globe/Miami

15. Extreme Heat Warning for: Western Pima County Including Ajo/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument; Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales; Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson; Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford

16. Flash Flood Warning for: Gila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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

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