Forecast Details for Thermal, CA

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 109. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 81. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 111. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Labor Day: Sunny and hot, with a high near 110. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 107. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 106.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 103.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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