Forecast Details for Mariposa, CA

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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