Weather Alerts for Washington
1. Dense Fog Advisory for: Kittitas Valley
2. Dense Fog Advisory for: Lower Columbia Basin of Washington
3. Dense Fog Advisory for: Yakima Valley
4. Flood Warning for: Mason, WA
5. High Surf Advisory for: North Coast; Central Coast
6. Hydrologic Outlook for: Clallam, WA; Grays Harbor, WA; Jefferson, WA; Lewis, WA; Thurston, WA
7. Wind Advisory for: East Puget Sound Lowlands
8. Wind Advisory for: Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington
9. Winter Storm Watch for: Olympics
10. Winter Storm Watch for: West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes
11. Winter Storm Watch for: Western Chelan County
12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Okanogan County
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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
Weather Topic: What are Contrails?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Contrails
Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds
A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an
aircraft.
Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended
in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails
are called exhaust contrails.
Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure
moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation.
These are called aerodynamic contrails.
When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation.
The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is
because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.
Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds
