Forecast Details for Pala, CA

Recent Locations: Gering, NE Van Meter, IA Pala, CA

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday: Showers. High near 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday: Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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