Forecast Details for Goleta, CA

Recent Locations: Goleta, CA  
Current Alerts for Goleta, CA: High Surf Advisory
Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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