Forecast Details for Floriston, CA

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Current Alerts for Floriston, CA: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 6600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Rain and snow showers, mainly after 2pm. Snow level 6600 feet rising to 7100 feet in the afternoon. High near 47. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 2am. Snow level 7100 feet lowering to 5800 feet after midnight . Low around 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

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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