Weather Alerts for California
1. Avalanche Warning for: Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
2. Avalanche Warning for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area
3. Avalanche Warning for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area
4. Avalanche Warning for: Mono
5. Beach Hazards Statement for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast
6. Cold Weather Advisory for: North Bay Interior Mountains; North Bay Interior Valleys; Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio
7. Cold Weather Advisory for: Santa Cruz Mountains; Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose
8. Extreme Cold Warning for: Eastern Santa Clara Hills
9. Extreme Cold Warning for: Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park
10. Flood Advisory for: Fresno, CA
11. Flood Advisory for: Monterey, CA
12. Flood Advisory for: San Luis Obispo, CA; Santa Barbara, CA
13. High Surf Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
14. High Surf Advisory 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
15. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
16. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches
17. High Wind Warning for: Antelope Valley
18. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Kings, CA; Tulare, CA
19. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: San Luis Obispo, CA
20. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: San Luis Obispo, CA; Santa Barbara, CA
21. Special Weather Statement for: West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties; Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5; Delano-Wasco-Shafter; Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore
22. Wind Advisory for: Antelope Valley
23. Wind Advisory for: Apple and Lucerne Valleys
24. Wind Advisory for: Coachella Valley
25. Wind Advisory for: Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Beaches; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; Santa Lucia Mountains; Southern Salinas Valley; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast; Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast
26. Wind Advisory for: Death Valley National Park
27. Wind Advisory for: Imperial County Southwest
28. Wind Advisory for: Joshua Tree NP West; Joshua Tree NP East; Salton Sea; Chuckwalla Mountains; Imperial County West; Chiriaco Summit; Palo Verde Valley; Chuckwalla Valley
29. Wind Advisory for: Northern Sacramento Valley; Central Sacramento Valley; Southern Sacramento Valley
30. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Diego County Inland Valleys; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland
31. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Deserts
32. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
33. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Lake Casitas; Ojai Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches; Palos Verdes Hills; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley
34. Wind Advisory for: Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range
35. Wind Advisory for: West Side Mountains north of 198; West Side Mountains South of 198; Buena Vista; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert Slopes; Mojave Desert
36. Wind Advisory for: Western Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin
37. Winter Storm Warning for: Del Norte Interior; Northern Humboldt Interior; Southern Humboldt Interior
38. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
39. Winter Storm Warning for: Grapevine
40. Winter Storm Warning for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area
41. Winter Storm Warning for: Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties
42. Winter Storm Warning for: Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra; Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra; South End of the Lower Sierra; Yosemite NP outside of the valley; Yosemite Valley; San Joaquin River Canyon; Upper San Joaquin River; Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge; Kings Canyon NP; Grant Grove Area; Sequoia NP; South End of the Upper Sierra
43. Winter Storm Warning for: Mono
44. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Trinity; Southern Trinity
45. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Ventura County Mountains; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains
46. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior; Northern Lake County; Southern Lake County
47. Winter Storm Warning for: Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Frazier Mountain Communities
48. Winter Storm Warning for: San Bernardino County Mountains; Riverside County Mountains
49. Winter Storm Warning for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor
50. Winter Storm Warning for: Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County; Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County; Northern Sacramento Valley; Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County; Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley; Motherlode; Western Plumas County/Lassen Park; West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
51. Winter Storm Warning for: South Central Siskiyou County; North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County
52. Winter Storm Warning for: Southwestern Humboldt
53. Winter Storm Warning for: Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills; Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills
54. Winter Storm Warning for: Western Siskiyou County
55. Winter Storm Warning for: White Mountains of Inyo County
56. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Siskiyou County
57. Winter Weather Advisory for: Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast
58. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve
59. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Santa Clara Hills
60. Winter Weather Advisory for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area
61. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties
62. Winter Weather Advisory for: Mono
63. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties; Modoc County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Central and Eastern Lake County
64. Winter Weather Advisory for: Owens Valley
65. Winter Weather Advisory for: San Diego County Mountains
66. Winter Weather Advisory for: Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park
67. Winter Weather Advisory for: Surprise Valley California
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Weather Topic: What is Snow?
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Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
of snow on the ground.
On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.
Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratus Clouds
Next Topic: Wall Clouds
Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a
lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the
distinguishing features of most clouds.
Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform
look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud.
The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation,
such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form
of a stratus cloud.
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