Weather Alerts for California

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1. Air Quality Alert for: Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Interstate 5 Corridor; Los Angeles County Beaches; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley; Malibu Coast; Palos Verdes Hills; Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Susana Mountains; Western San Fernando Valley; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area

2. Air Quality Alert for: Eastern San Fernando Valley; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Los Angeles County Beaches; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley; Malibu Coast; Palos Verdes Hills; Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Susana Mountains; Western San Fernando Valley; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area

3. Air Quality Alert for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Bernardino County Mountains; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland

4. Air Quality Alert for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland

5. Beach Hazards Statement for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches

6. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal

7. Lake Wind Advisory for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area

8. Lake Wind Advisory for: Mono; Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area; Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake

9. Red Flag Warning for: Eastern Lassen County; Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties; Southern Sierra Front - Alpine/Northern Mono/Southern Lyon/Western Mineral Counties; West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties; Northern Washoe County

10. Red Flag Warning for: Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley

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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.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Drizzle

Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

Next Topic: Evaporation

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