Forecast Details for French Gulch, CA

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Overnight: Rain, mainly after 3am. Low around 41. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 53. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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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.

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