Forecast Details for Capitola, CA

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Tonight: Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east southeast in the evening.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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