Forecast Details for Ocotillo, CA

Recent Locations: Thomas, WV Townsend, VA Ocotillo, CA

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 109. Heat index values as high as 114. East wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 91. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 109. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 90. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 107. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 87. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 101. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 85. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 102. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 85. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 101. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 85. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 102. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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