Forecast Details for Sausalito, CA

Recent Locations: Fitzgerald, GA Deming, NM Sausalito, CA

Today: Rain, mainly before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 50. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday: Rain. High near 53. East northeast wind 14 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain, mainly after 4am. Low around 47. West northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. High near 52. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 44. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Friday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

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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