Forecast Details for Ocotillo, CA

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Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 83. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 86. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 86. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 87. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 104. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 88. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 106. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming east in the morning.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 89. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Labor Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 105. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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