Weather Alerts for Washington
1. Avalanche Warning for: South Washington Cascades
2. Avalanche Warning for: Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest; Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest
3. Avalanche Warning for: West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes
4. Avalanche Warning for: Western Chelan County
5. Flood Warning for: Mason, WA
6. Flood Warning for: Wahkiakum, WA
7. High Surf Advisory for: North Coast; Central Coast
8. High Wind Warning for: Admiralty Inlet Area
9. Hydrologic Outlook for: Grays Harbor, WA; Jefferson, WA; Lewis, WA; Thurston, WA
10. Wind Advisory for: Lower Columbia Basin of Washington
11. Wind Advisory for: Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties
12. Wind Advisory for: San Juan County; Western Skagit County
13. Wind Advisory for: Southwest Interior; Everett and Vicinity; Tacoma Area; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Bellevue and Vicinity; Seattle and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity
14. Winter Storm Warning for: Central Chelan County
15. Winter Storm Warning for: Okanogan Highlands
16. Winter Storm Warning for: Okanogan Valley
17. Winter Storm Warning for: Olympics
18. Winter Storm Warning for: Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest
19. Winter Storm Warning for: West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes
20. Winter Storm Warning for: Western Chelan County
21. Winter Storm Warning for: Western Okanogan County
22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northeast Mountains
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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Stratus Clouds
Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their
fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.
A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure
the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally
an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a
stratocumulus cloud.
It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do
it is usually a light rain or snow.
Next Topic: Stratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Wall Clouds
Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds
A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds
