Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Santa Clarita Valley; 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; Santa Susana Mountains; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley
2. Air Quality Alert for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; Riverside County Mountains; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland
3. Coastal Flood Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
4. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches
5. Dense Fog Advisory for: Los Banos - Dos Palos; Merced - Madera - Mendota; Planada - Le Grand - Snelling; West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties; Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma; Fresno-Clovis; Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5; Delano-Wasco-Shafter; Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore; Visalia - Porterville - Reedley; Bakersfield; Southeast San Joaquin Valley
6. Dense Fog Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; San Diego County Inland Valleys
7. Dense Fog Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches
8. High Surf Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
9. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast; Southwestern Humboldt; Mendocino Coast
10. High Surf Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
11. 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
12. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
13. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches
14. High Surf Warning for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
15. High Surf Warning for: Ventura County Beaches
16. High Wind Warning for: Central Siskiyou County
17. Hydrologic Outlook for: Coastal Del Norte; Del Norte Interior; Northern Humboldt Coast; Southwestern Humboldt; Northern Humboldt Interior; Southern Humboldt Interior; Northern Trinity; Southern Trinity; Mendocino Coast; Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior; Southwestern Mendocino Interior; Southeastern Mendocino Interior; Northern Lake County; Southern Lake County
18. Wind Advisory for: Central Siskiyou County
19. Wind Advisory for: Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area
20. Wind Advisory for: Modoc County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Central and Eastern Lake County
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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?
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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.
Next Topic: Wall Clouds
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
