Forecast Details for Fresno, CA

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Current Alerts for Fresno, CA: Dense Fog Advisory

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 60. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds