Weather Alerts for California
1. Air Quality Alert for: Coachella Valley
2. Beach Hazards Statement for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
3. Beach Hazards Statement for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
4. Freeze Warning for: South Central Siskiyou County
5. Freeze Warning for: Southern Humboldt Interior; Mendocino Coast; Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior; Southeastern Mendocino Interior; Northern Lake County; Southern Lake County
6. Freeze Warning for: Western Siskiyou County; Central Siskiyou County
7. Frost Advisory for: Antelope Valley
8. Frost Advisory for: Cuyama Valley; Southern Salinas Valley; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys
9. Frost Advisory for: Western Siskiyou County; Central Siskiyou County
10. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
11. High Wind Warning for: Mojave Desert Slopes
12. Wind Advisory for: Antelope Valley
13. Wind Advisory for: Apple and Lucerne Valleys
14. Wind Advisory for: Coachella Valley
15. Wind Advisory for: Death Valley National Park
16. Wind Advisory for: Imperial County Southwest
17. Wind Advisory for: Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert
18. Wind Advisory for: Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Mountains
19. Wind Advisory for: San Bernardino County Mountains
20. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Deserts
21. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
22. Wind Advisory for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range
23. Wind Advisory for: Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains; Western Antelope Valley Foothills; Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrus Clouds
Next Topic: Condensation
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.
Next Topic: Condensation