Forecast Details for Santa Monica, CA

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Current Alerts for Santa Monica, CA: High Surf Advisory

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Friday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Friday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Sunday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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