Forecast Details for Empire, CA

Recent Locations: Captain Cook, HI Colfax, IN Empire, CA

Today: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain. Low around 51. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday: Rain. High near 53. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain, mainly before 10pm. Low around 44. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 50. South southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Friday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Friday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

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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