Forecast Details for Santa Clara, CA

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Tonight: Widespread fog, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light west northwest wind.

Monday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 44. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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