Forecast Details for Tehachapi, CA

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 41. Windy, with a south wind 30 to 40 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 4900 feet rising to 5500 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday: Rain likely. Snow level 4900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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