Forecast Details for Gilchrist, OR

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Current Alerts for Gilchrist, OR: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Rain before 3pm, then rain and snow. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 5700 feet lowering to 5000 feet. High near 47. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Snow showers before 11pm, then snow after 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 23. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow, mainly before noon. High near 42. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west southwest in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 26.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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