Weather Alerts for California
1. Beach Hazards Statement for: Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast; Southwestern Humboldt; Mendocino Coast
2. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Francisco; Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore; San Francisco Peninsula Coast; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
3. Fire Weather Watch for: Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
4. Fire Weather Watch for: Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor
5. Fire Weather Watch for: Malibu Coast
6. Fire Weather Watch for: Santa Clarita Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys
7. Fire Weather Watch for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains
8. Fire Weather Watch for: Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast
9. Fire Weather Watch for: Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Santa Susana Mountains
10. Frost Advisory for: Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio; Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park
11. High Wind Watch for: Santa Clarita Valley; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Central Ventura County Valleys; Malibu Coast; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
12. Red Flag Warning for: Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
13. Red Flag Warning for: Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor
14. Red Flag Warning for: Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley
15. Red Flag Warning for: Malibu Coast
16. Red Flag Warning for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire; San Diego County Inland Valleys; San Bernardino County Mountains-Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest; Riverside County Mountains-Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest; Santa Ana Mountains-Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest; San Diego County Mountains-Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning; Orange County Inland
17. Red Flag Warning for: Santa Clarita Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys
18. Red Flag Warning for: Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains
19. Red Flag Warning for: Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast
20. Red Flag Warning for: Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Santa Susana Mountains
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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Altocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds
Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are
characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets
than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.
Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km)
and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer.
These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift
in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.
Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
