Forecast Details for Firebaugh, CA

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of rain, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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