Forecast Details for Tehachapi, CA

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. West wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 30 early. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values as low as 28 early. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday: Rain. High near 44. Southeast wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain and snow. Snow level 5000 feet. Low around 34. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain and snow. Snow level 4700 feet. High near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 4400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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