Forecast Details for Richland, OR

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Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 56. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Snow level 6600 feet lowering to 3100 feet after midnight . Low around 37. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Rain showers likely before 8am, then rain and snow showers likely between 8am and 11am, then rain showers after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 2600 feet rising to 3300 feet in the afternoon. High near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Snow level 3300 feet. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

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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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