Forecast Details for Avenal, CA

Recent Locations: West Coxsackie, NY Fayetteville, NC Avenal, CA

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 97. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 70. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Labor Day: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. West wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.

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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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