Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Fresno; Kings; Madera; Merced; San Joaquin; Stanislaus; Tulare
2. Air Quality Alert for: Kern
3. Air Quality Alert for: Mariposa; Tuolumne
4. Air Quality Alert for: San Luis Obispo County Central Coast; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; San Luis Obispo County Mountains
5. Air Quality Alert for: Ventura County Coast; Ventura County Coastal Valleys; Ventura County Interior Valleys; Ventura County Mountains
6. Dense Smoke Advisory for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area
7. Dense Smoke Advisory for: Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties; Mono; Surprise Valley California
8. Lake Wind Advisory for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area
9. Red Flag Warning for: Eastern Lassen County; Surprise Valley California
10. Red Flag Warning for: Greater Lake Tahoe; Western Lassen, Eastern Plumas, Eastern Sierra, Eastern Nevada Counties
11. Red Flag Warning for: Southern Mono County
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrus Clouds
Next Topic: Condensation
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.
Next Topic: Condensation
Weather Topic: What are Contrails?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - 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.
Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds
