Forecast Details for Madera, CA

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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