Forecast Details for Ravendale, CA

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Current Alerts for Ravendale, CA: Freeze Watch

Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Snow level 6200 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Snow level 5600 feet rising to 6300 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

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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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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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