Weather Alerts for Washington
1. Air Quality Alert for: Grant, WA; Lincoln, WA; Spokane, WA; Stevens, WA
2. Air Quality Alert for: Grant, WA; Lincoln, WA; Stevens, WA
3. Air Quality Alert for: Kittitas, WA; Yakima, WA
4. Extreme Heat Warning for: Moses Lake Area; Wenatchee Area; Okanogan Valley
5. Heat Advisory for: Foothills and Valleys of the North Cascades; Foothills and Valleys of Snohomish and Northern King Counties; Foothills and Valleys of Central King County; Foothills and Valleys of Pierce and Southern King Counties; Foothills and Valleys of Thurston and Lewis Counties
6. Heat Advisory for: Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest
7. Heat Advisory for: Northeast Blue Mountains; Western Chelan County
8. Red Flag Warning for: East Washington Central Cascades
9. Red Flag Warning for: Okanogan Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation
10. Red Flag Warning for: Southern Gifford Pinchot National Forest; Mt. Adams Ranger District of the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest
11. Red Flag Warning for: West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - 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.
Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - 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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