Forecast Details for North Fork, CA

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Current Alerts for North Fork, CA: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday: Rain before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Monday Night: Rain before 4am, then rain and snow. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 3700 feet. Low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 10am. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 3100 feet rising to 3600 feet in the afternoon. High near 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 4100 feet lowering to 3000 feet after midnight . Low around 29. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow likely before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday: Snow likely before 10am, then rain likely. Snow level rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3200 feet lowering to 2600 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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